Although the hillside is not high, it is more than 20 zhang, Sun Ce is condescending, with the help of the distribution of firelight in the battalion, he can see the distribution of Jiang Qi's troops clearly.

Zhang Nan came the earliest, but he came in a hurry, he didn't bring a baggage cart and other equipment, and all he could rely on was the shields and spears that the soldiers carried with them. Since their opponents were on a hillside, they naturally chose to face the hillside, with the shield-bearer in front, the spearman behind, and the crossbowman behind. Because Sun Ce didn't react, after dark, they didn't make any adjustments, but just lit a bonfire between the arrays to facilitate their movements.

As everyone knows, these bonfires are not only convenient for themselves, but also convenient for Sun Ce, pointing out the direction for him to choose an attack route. The piles of bonfires were simply guiding lights, constantly waving to Sun Ce.

So the white man came.

With Chen Zhi as the striker, Bai Yushi took advantage of the hillside to accelerate, quickly passed through the gap between the small phalanxes, and entered the formation.

Shieldmen, spearmen, and crossbowmen were indeed the best formations to block the knights' charges, but that was only from the front, and if you attacked from the side or from behind, it would be almost fatal. The phalanx is closely coordinated, it is difficult to turn around, the melee ability of the crossbowmen is extremely weak, and they can't stop the galloping horses and sharp spears and knives, but the spearmen and sword and shield hands with melee ability are separated on the other side, and the whip is out of reach, and they can only watch the crossbowmen being slaughtered.

It was difficult for a large number of knights to move in unison, and they could not quickly pass through the gaps between small formations, but the white warriors, who numbered only a hundred, could. Since their formation, they have been trained to the strictest degree, both in riding and fighting ability are better trained than ordinary knights, and at this moment they are facing a long and rapid journey, physically and mentally exhausted foot soldiers, almost no resistance, galloping horses, wanton killing.

The sound of horses' hooves converged into a thunderbolt, rolling through, quickly killing Zhang Nan's position, coming out of the formation, reorganizing the formation, and then entering the scorched position. Behind them, Zhang Nan's subordinates were in a state of panic and chaos. Zhang Nan, who hurried back to the position, was so angry that he ordered the drums to be beaten and the formation was reorganized, and the guards were ordered to kill the people who were in chaos. The guards drew their swords and killed a dozen of the fiercest soldiers in one breath before they could barely control the situation.

Even so, Zhang Nan still gasped. The position was littered with corpses, blood everywhere, and the six hundred crossbowmen suffered heavy losses, at least a third of the casualties, and all of them were terrified and panicked, and there was still a fighting spirit.

Zhang Nan shouted orders to line up and plug the gap. He was afraid that the cavalry would come back again, and he could no longer limit the defensive direction to the hillside, so he could only line up on all sides. But in this way, the formation is inevitably thin.

Sun Ce on the hillside saw it clearly, raised his hand, and waved it lightly at Zhang Fei, who was not in a hurry.

Zhang Fei shouted: "Follow me!" "Riding his horse and galloping, he led his men through the gap between the two phalanxes and slaughtered down the mountain. They came in hiding, they didn't even raise the war drums, they didn't raise the torches, and they were only discovered more than ten steps before Zhang Nan's formation. Zhang Nan's subordinates had just been raided by the cavalry, and before they could recover their senses, the crossbowmen were hit hard, and dozens of arrows were shot in a hurry, but they were sparse and had no lethality. Zhang Fei rode his horse to raise his spear, knocked a few spears and war horses one after another, tore a gap in the originally not strict formation, and smashed into the formation. Two hundred foot soldiers held shields, rushed in, easily broke through the blockade, scattered in all directions, slashed and killed, and killed Zhang Nan's subordinates who couldn't parry and fell to the ground one after another.

Jiang Qi saw this scene.

In the darkness, it is difficult to see people's faces, but anyone can feel the difference in morale between the two sides. The captured foot knights were like rainbows, rushing left and right, as if entering a no-man's land. Zhang Nan and Jiao Touch's subordinates were killed and retreated, and the situation was in chaos, and many people had lost their fighting spirit and fled in all directions. Although Zhang Nan and Jiao Touch hoarsely and led the guard battalion to intercept them everywhere, they still couldn't control the situation and were about to collapse.

Jiang Qi did not dare to slack off, and immediately ordered the two armies of the Chinese army to beat the drums and prepare for battle. At the same time, Zhang Nan and Jiao were ordered to retreat to both flanks, and not to attack the positions of the Chinese army, otherwise they would be killed. Hearing the sound of war drums, Zhang Nan and Jiao touched the amnesty, and gave orders to their subordinates to retreat in turn.

Sun Ce stood on the hillside, watching the formation gradually change under the slope, and Zhang Nan and Jiao's chaotic positions gradually retreated to the two flanks, revealing the strict formation of the Chinese army, and secretly praised himself. This Jiang Qi is not in chaos, he can still control the situation at this time, he does have some ability, no wonder Yuan Shao will arrange for him to be stationed in Liyang. The opportunity is fleeting, and if it drags on any longer, Jiang Qi will order the crossbowmen to fire a volley, and Chen Dao and Zhang Fei will suffer heavy losses.

He raised his hand, motioned to Ming Jin, and ordered Chen Zhi and Zhang Fei to retreat.

At the sound of an order, the front three curves raised their torches to light the way for the retreating infantry.

Chen Zhi raised his spear, shouted loudly, and returned to the battle from the gap on the right side with Bai Yushi. Zhang Fei was able to kill and delayed for a moment, until Jiang Qi ordered the crossbowmen to fire a volley, and a rain of arrows poured down, and he had to withdraw to his position. Because of his delay, dozens of foot soldiers were hit by arrows, and even he himself was hit by an arrow. He came to Sun Ce, turned over and dismounted, and raised his bloody spear.

"How? I alone killed thirteen people, all of them combined with more than a hundred, probably two hundred. This horse is mine, right? ”

Sun Ce smiled and nodded. "Yide is brave and worthy of its name. My words count, this horse is yours. ”

Zhang Fei was triumphant and wanted to blow a few more words, but was stopped by Liu Bei's eyes. Zhang Fei was puzzled, and deliberately said loudly: "Then I will thank the general." Xuande, you will ride this horse when you march tomorrow, and don't borrow it from anyone again. ”

Zhang Fei glanced at Sun Ce as he spoke, with a smug expression. Sun Ce just laughed, but didn't speak. Liu Bei was embarrassed to be embarrassed, and he was embarrassed to reprimand Zhang Fei in front of Sun Ce, so he had to pull Zhang Fei aside and said in a low voice: "Yide, don't you even understand the order and prohibition?" Why didn't you retreat in time, dozens of people died in vain. ”

Zhang Fei felt bored, and said indignantly: "It's just a few soldiers, why bother so much." In battle, how can there be immortals, my casualties this time are already very small. ”

"You have fewer casualties this time, not because you fought well, but because he commanded well." Liu Bei stood on the slope, saw clearly, and saw that Zhang Fei was stubborn, so he had to say: "If you return as soon as you hear the gold, you can have fewer casualties." Yide, this song is the elite I picked out from thousands of Dongjun captives, and it is all our strength, if you die, you will have one less, even if you have the opportunity to replenish it in the future, it will be difficult to find such a thing. ”

Zhang Fei then remembered that Liu Bei was no longer the Dongjun Taishou with 5,000 people, and touched his head in embarrassment. "Forget ...... Forgot. ”