Chapter 612: Risking Your Life
The 20,000 allied troops formed by the grain transport team marched slowly on the official road, their speed was slightly slower than usual, almost every soldier was patrolling the surroundings with a vigilant gaze, the coming and going of the alien cavalry like the wind had penetrated into their hearts, some of them had experienced it personally, some had just listened to the narration of their comrades, the arrival of those cavalry troops would always be accompanied by a burst of shouting, and almost at the same time, there would be a chilling rain of arrows coming, maybe these rushing cavalry really caused little damage to the coalition army every time, But that psychological deterrence is enormous.
Along the way, the grain transport team passed through a lot of empty villages, whenever at this time, from the beginning of Yan Xing to each soldier will hang his heart high, and then gently put it down, such a process itself is a kind of torment to people's will, the tension of the spirit can make people more vigilant but also easy to make people tired, people's psychology is so strange, when you are afraid of a thing, he will often come quickly, but when you expect him to happen is the opposite.
With such a mood traveling for dozens of miles, everyone has a trace of fatigue in their hearts, this fatigue does not come from the body, but from the heart! After repeating this experience several times, when they heard the familiar shouting sound again, although the momentum of the incoming enemy was several times greater than before, and they were still attacking from all directions, all the soldiers including Yan Xing made the same movement, and they breathed a deep sigh.
That long-term expectation turned into anxiety, and when things really came, the tense nerves often had a moment of numbness once they relaxed, and the specific embodiment of this numbness slowed down, maybe Yan Xing and his soldiers didn't notice it, and their response was a little slower than in the drill, maybe Zhang Liao and Fan Chou didn't know that there was the term psychology, but they had already used it in actual combat, this is the experience and judgment that only a battle-hardened general can have, They know how to time their strikes to deliver the greatest blow to the enemy, and in terms of experience, no one in the coalition can match it!
Almost at the same time as the enemy appeared, the formation of the food transport team had been expanded, but after a moment, many soldiers who had experienced the surprise attack noticed the abnormality, that is, the speed of the enemy's attack, their movement was faster than before, the density of the arrows had also been strengthened, and the enemy troops of about 2,000 people in the front and rear and left and right cooperated to achieve greater lethality! The shield can only protect in one direction, and it is impossible to defend against these arrows when they attack from all directions.
Zhan Hu is on the left and on the right, this is Yan Xing's first feeling of this enemy cavalry assault, under the swing of the steel spear, the enemy's arrows are difficult to damage him, but even if you have practiced thousands of times, when you really face it, the feeling is still completely different, from the loud shouts of the soldiers behind him, he can barely hear that the enemy's coming is different from before, as a general, his judgment is naturally different from ordinary soldiers, a thought suddenly appeared in his mind, is it that the previous attack on the enemy army has not done its best? This is unreasonable, but how can the affairs of a soldier be handled by common sense?
The moment of relaxation of the enemy army made the grain team soldiers arrange the circle formation a few points slower than when they were drilling, this slowness was not obvious, but with the sudden increase in the speed of the enemy army, the combination of the two became a huge weakness, the roaring cavalry in the denser arrows to the grain team after the blow to the grain team soldiers, there were two teams of cavalry from the gap in the chariot formation has not yet closed into the enemy formation, this is another extremely unexpected change, usually the enemy cavalry is always cruising around only to ride to shoot the enemy, It's the first time I've rushed into battle like this.
After the enemy's iron cavalry rushed into the battle formation, the hand-to-hand combat began, and now the allied soldiers in the food team can finally see that these enemy cavalry have the same faces as them, they are not cavalry from foreign races at all, but real Han soldiers! The long-term attack has made the coalition army have a kind of inertia in their hearts, that is, the alien cavalry will only be like this, and the enemy is brave and good at fighting by this sudden rush, and the gap between the two wings is broken for a while, compared to those accurate arrows, these cavalry close-quarters combat is more powerful!
For a moment, Yan Xing even had some confusion in his heart, who the hell is seducing whom? Why is the tactics of the cavalry in front of you so timely and accurate? Of course, it was only a moment for him to react, and while he ordered to fight against the two cavalry armies that were still guerrilla on the periphery, he led his own soldiers to meet the burly warrior who wielded a broadsword and was unstoppable, he was one of the pointed heads, and he was determined to contain it before the reinforcements arrived, but this battle damage was unavoidable.
"Dang!" With a loud bang, Yan Xing's steel spear finally caught up with the general's long knife, and under the blow, he immediately noticed that the opponent's strength was a few points weaker than his own, and his luck seemed to be quite strange! "Whoever is coming, report your name to me." Yan Xing raised his spear and shouted.
"Hahaha, Guan Hai is also under the command of a certain general, you dare to be brave as a wandering soul at the bottom of the kettle, and you will definitely take your life today!" The general had a long smile, and before the laughter fell, the long knife was weirdly rolled straight to Yan Xing's right shoulder, and the shot was extremely fast, it was Guan Ziping, the commander of the pro-guard battalion!
Zhang Liao and Fan Chou used 10,000 cavalry troops to carry out the assault on the grain team, half of which were Wuhuan and Xiongnu soldiers, and the other half was the Han army of the Bingzhou battalion, as the first troops to attack, they could face a huge blow from the enemy at any time, and it was impossible for the alien cavalry to bear it alone, which would cause major shortcomings in cooperation, so the Tuge brothers and Yu Jian knew about it in advance, and they were also very satisfied with the arrangements of Zhang and Fan, after all, they did not let themselves go to the danger alone, but fought side by side, This kind of trust between comrades-in-arms is very valuable!
In fact, everyone knows the danger of this matter, although the arrangements are well and thorough, but no one can predict what will happen in the midst of thousands of troops, the two of them can see the heart of the public, and even for the victory of this battle, they even resisted Liu Yi's order that they should not fight in person, the minds of the two are very simple, the most dangerous place should be their figure, the corporal can have high morale, and the general will not be subject to foreign military orders, It's great to let the lord punish him afterwards!
At this time, it was Guan Hai and Li Yuanba who stood up, as the chief and deputy commanders of the guard battalion, their names were very familiar to every Youzhou soldier, especially Guan Ziping, who was loyal to the Lord and did not hesitate to fight to the death, he won the unanimous respect of his subordinates. "Lao Guan is not a general, and he can only escort the lord by his side, this time the army is quite risky, the two generals are in important positions and should focus on the overall situation, and the lord has an order first, who dares to disobey, this time it will be by Guan Mou." This is Guan Hai's words at that time, firm and unshakable, although his rank is lower than that of Zhang and Fan, but his seniority in the Youzhou army is to win, this is the time for him to play.
In order to protect Liu Yi before, Guan Ziping struck a blow to Liaodong Divine Sword Wang Yue, and was cut off by his wrist, although he got Mr. Hua Tuo's magic skills, but after all, he was not as free as before, Guan Hai was extremely open-minded about this, and even the position of the commander of the pro-guard battalion had to be ceded to Hong Biao, but Liu Yi was resolutely not allowed, and no one in the pro-guard battalion agreed from top to bottom, and Hong Biao almost had to turn his face with him! Zhang Liao and Fan Chou were very worried, but at that moment, under Guan Hai's gaze, it was difficult to exit.
"Commander Guan, this attack is not trivial, it will be surrounded and killed by the other party's cavalry, although our army support will also be dispatched immediately, but the period of time required will depend on you, the previous lord ordered to use the law of the wolves The alien cavalry is left with spare strength, and the combat method is only to ride and attack, the commander must try his best to strangle with the enemy after the raid is launched, even if he pays some price, only in this way can the power of the other party's charge be minimized, remember to remember! You and I are both working for the Lord, and their hearts are the same, this time Brother Ziping is willing to take risks, Liao worships! "The army is not a place to drag mud and water, Zhang Liao immediately explained in detail, Yan Xing's guess is not wrong, everything before is Liu Yi and the generals are suspicious, otherwise the blow to the coalition army with the strength of the alien cavalry will definitely not be more than that!
The battle situation is like a chess game, if you want to let the opponent into the set, you have to be carefully prepared, a good plan also needs to have a capable general to execute, the comparison of the strength of the Sizhou battlefield The coalition army has the upper hand, but to say that they are far inferior to the other party, Liu Yi Zhang Hu's strategy is more complete under the implementation of Zhang Liao, Fan Chou and other generals, and the strong generals in the world are indispensable! After Zhang Liao finished speaking, he gave Guan Hai a military salute very seriously, Fan Chou is also average, and people who are dedicated to the Lord and even risk their lives can always get the highest respect in the army.
"The general rest assured, he will act according to the general's plan when he goes, this battle will kill the children of the coalition army, dare to come to Fan my lord and tiger might, and blind their dog eyes!" Guan Hai also returned the salute with his fists, and his sonic words were imprinted in the hearts of everyone present.
In terms of martial arts, Guan Hai is a little worse than Yan Xing, and his right arm is weak due to injury, and the opponent is young and strong, this battle can be said to be extremely hard for Ziping, what he can rely on is the actual combat experience that is far superior to the opponent and the indomitable belief in his chest! In the battle, Guan Hai also had to secretly admire the strength of the opponent, if it were not in the melee, I am afraid that it would be difficult for him to fight against him, but it may not be the same as before, so the general can be defeated and captured with one hand, as the commander of the guard battalion, he Guan Ziping must not be embarrassed by the lord!
After observing the situation, Guan Hai began to defend wholeheartedly, although Yan Xing had the upper hand, he wanted to win, but it was still far away, and the surrounding Bingzhou cavalry obviously occupied a great advantage, and the coalition infantry was difficult to resist for a while.
Suddenly, there was a huge shouting and killing sound all around, Yan Xing and the coalition soldiers in the panic were shocked when they heard it, this shouting and killing sound was very familiar to them, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry finally arrived, they rushed from all directions in a neat battle formation, and the earth where the iron hooves were trampled was shaken, and a rough look at the cavalry that came this time was enough for thirty or forty thousand people!
Yan Xing was excited, and the steel spear continued to attack Guan Hai and retreated, but then the fatal spear saw that the other party was difficult to dodge but was blocked by a big axe that appeared in the oblique stab, it was Li Yuanba who saw Guan Hai in a hurry, and rushed over desperately, fortunately, it was still in time.
"Hahaha, our army has arrived, wait for you to get off the horse and surrender to save your life, otherwise you will be broken into pieces!" Although the fatal blow did not work, Yan Xing was still a little complacent at this time, the loss of the foot soldiers was no longer in his eyes at this time, it was definitely worth it to be able to exchange for the loss of more than 10,000 elite cavalry of the enemy, looking at the situation in front of him, the other party was already unable to fly.
But Guan Hai and Li Yuanba's eyes did not have the slightest panic in a desperate situation, and there seemed to be a trace of ridicule and disdain, such a gaze made Yan Xing angry, even if the two people in front of him dismounted and surrendered, he would definitely not let them go!