Chapter 531: Battle
After three years, Zhang Liao fought against Cao Cao again. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info different from the Battle of Xingyang, Zhang Liao at that time only assisted Xu Rong, and Cao Cao still had Bao Xin's soldiers and horses to support.
In the past two years, he has defeated Yu Poison Black Mountain, Qingxu Yellow Turban, Yu Fuluo and Yuan Shu Alliance, Xuzhou Tao Qian, all of them are weak to defeat the strong, momentum like a rainbow, gradually to the peak, but now Zhang Liao knocked a stick on the head, a heavy blow to morale, heavy losses, Cao Cao must reverse this situation, otherwise his soldiers and horses will not be able to fight with Zhang Liao on the battlefield again, just like Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao, obviously the soldiers are strong and strong, but since the defeat of the boundary bridge, it has been more defeats and fewer victories.
Moreover, Zhang Liao's prestige is too strong, if Cao Cao can defeat Zhang Liao, then his prestige will inevitably make the Quartet tremble.
As for Zhang Liao, he wanted to fight with Cao Cao, one saw the situation in Xuzhou, he wanted to fight, and the soldiers wanted to fight. Cao Cao's current expansion is too fast, like a dragon rising to the ground, a tiger with wings, about to soar into the sky, he wants to break this wing!
Separated by hundreds of steps, the two armies faced each other, and the murderous atmosphere was fierce.
Zhang Liao's military formation is neat, Dian Wei led three thousand tigers to ride down as a step, all wearing iron armor, as the Chinese army, Shi A led four hundred strikes and three hundred Zhang Liao personal guard crossbowmen in the back cover, left and right wings, Zang Ba led a thousand horses, Zhang Liao led eight hundred horses.
The soldiers were covered in blood, standing silently, and murderous.
In comparison, Cao Cao's side has a luxurious lineup, not only the military formation is magnificent, but also the fierce generals are doubled, Cao Cao can be said to have used all his strength in this battle, and he did not despise Zhang Liao at all.
The front army of 3,000 is the commander of Le Jin, who is short in appearance, brave and brave, this person is not good at commanding the whole army, but he is the best at charging, and his single ability is strong to the extreme, he is a sharp knife under Cao Cao, and he must be the first in every battle, and his soldiers and horses are also elite infantry in the hands of Cao Cao.
The Chinese army is Xiahou Yuan and Shi Lian, who led 10,000 soldiers and horses to follow Lejin, during which there were 3,000 Cao Hong and Xiahou Yuan's lineage, as well as 7,000 Qingzhou soldiers, including 2,000 archers, closely following Lejin.
The left army is Yu Ban to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses, Cao Hong to lead 3,000 soldiers and horses, especially in the forbidden army has always been rigorous, the command is moderate, and the military appearance is also the most neat in Cao Cao's army array.
The right army is Li Gan and Lu Qian, leading 8,000 soldiers and horses, except for Li Gan and Lu Qian's 3,000 soldiers, the remaining 5,000 are Qingzhou soldiers.
The rear army was Cao Cao in the center, Cao Ren led a thousand cavalry on the left, and Cao Chun and Ren Jun escorted on the right.
In the military array, Cao Cao was wearing an armored robe, located under the Great Guard, sitting on the Shadow Treasure Horse, holding a long sword, seeing Zhang Liao's military appearance, his heart was awe-inspiring, but the halberd pointed at Zhang Liao, and shouted: "Zhang Liao's erector, I took advantage of the chaos to sneak attack before, and folded my soldiers and horses, this person is used to sneak attacks, but he is not good at battle, today, he will definitely capture Zhang Liao in a battle!" ”
"Capture Zhang Liao!" Cao Ren yelled.
"Capture Zhang Liao! Capture Zhang Liao! Capture Zhang Liao! ”
Tens of thousands of Cao soldiers roared in unison, and their momentum rose sharply, and their voices were shocking.
Zhang Liao looked at Cao Bing, who was raising his weapon and shouting, pointed forward with a hook and sickle, and shouted: "Forward, slaughter!" ”
"Slaughter!" Thousands of soldiers were imposing and murderous.
These days, their slogan is two words: slaughter!
Without saying anything, just these two words can arouse the strongest killing intent in their hearts! The tragic scene of Cao's soldiers slaughtering the city is vivid, making them have unlimited killing opportunities.
Dian Wei led the tiger to stride forward, with a front row of swords and shields, a Mo knife and a halberd in the middle, and a crossbowman in the back who was the same as Shi A's strike.
Cao Cao's army also moved, surging forward like a tidal wave.
The military drums on both sides sounded like thunder, Cao Cao's army on that side did not move, and the cavalry of Zhang Liao and Zang Ba on this side did not move.
Zhang Liao silently observed Cao Cao's military formation, the distance between the two armies quickly narrowed within a hundred paces, the archers in Cao Cao's army formation had already pulled the bowstring, and Zhang Liao's seven hundred crossbowmen took the lead in firing!
This is the experience of Zhang Liao and Li Dao, Guo Yan, and the Xiongnu in previous battles, within a hundred steps, the crossbowmen took the lead in suppressing, and the range of the crossbow was not as good as that of the crossbow, but it was slightly stronger than the ordinary bow and arrow.
Airplanes! A wave of crossbow arrows struck, and Cao Cao's front army fell.
Five steps of kung fu, another wave of crossbow arrows, and hundreds of people in the front army were shot.
Five more steps, another wave of crossbow bolts.
Cao Cao's former army general Le Jin was stunned by a series of waves of crossbow arrows, so if it goes on, his front army will be completely destroyed before it comes into contact with the enemy, he opened several crossbow arrows, and immediately made a decision, and hurriedly commanded the archers to send arrows, and the arrows flew out, but it was difficult to form effective damage at such a distance, not to mention that the tigers of Zhang Liao's former army were all wearing iron armor, and the arrows were basically useless.
Five more steps, the crossbow bolt strikes again.
Seven hundred crossbow arrows each time is not much, but five shots in a row, Cao Cao's front army was in a panic, and the two wings of the forward also lost a lot.
But Le Jin is the most fierce, he was hit by two arrows, but he didn't care about it, he took the lead, roared loudly, and rushed forward, the courage of the soldiers, and the front army stabilized in a blink of an eye.
In Cao Cao's army, Cao Cao, who was sitting on the Shadow Treasure Horse, saw this scene and exclaimed in horror: "What a crossbow arrow, why is it so fast!" ”
As he spoke, another wave of crossbow arrows shot into Cao Cao's archers.
Ten rounds in a row, Cao Cao's front army suffered heavy losses, especially the next few waves of crossbow arrows, the target was not the front army, but the archers who followed closely behind the front army, the army formation as a whole moved forward, Xiahou Yuan and Shi Jian did not have time to command the archers to dodge, they were killed and wounded, and their morale plummeted.
Zhang Liao's side, after striking ten arrows in a row, he loaded the arrows in the back, ready to shoot, Dian Wei inserted a double halberd on his back, held a Mo knife, and led the tiger warriors to stride forward and kill into the enemy formation, and the two armies collided.
Le Jin was holding an iron spear and was brave, but what he met this time was Dian Wei, a top general whose strength was much stronger than him.
The tiger warriors who followed Dian Wei and Cao Cao's front army were killed together, in addition to the number, the strength and equipment of the tiger soldiers completely crushed Cao Cao's front army and broke straight in.
However, the three thousand fierce tigers are compared to Cao Cao's tens of thousands of troops, and the number gap is too big, and Shi Jian and Xiahou Yuan in the rear saw that Lejin could not fight Dian Wei, but fell behind, and immediately caught up, and fought Dian Wei, Dian Wei pulled out the halberd with one hand and killed, and swept with a Mo knife in the other, opening and closing, without fear at all.
In the tiger formation, the brake striker had already installed the crossbow arrows, a group of three, calm and calm, constantly blocking and killing the enemy generals who commanded the battle, Xiahou Yuan and Shi Jian were almost hit by arrows several times, and had to be distracted to deal with it, their own soldiers hurriedly stepped forward to help block, but those middle and low-level generals such as military marquis, tun commanders, and team leaders did not become, and more than ten were shot and killed in a blink of an eye.
Seeing the defeat of the front army, the left and right flanks of Cao's army immediately surrounded the Dian Wei Tiger Battalion and prepared to flank the attack.
Li Qian and Lu Qian of the right army committed suicide, and Cao Hong of the left army was not bad, but there was a sudden change on Yu Ban's side, and several generals in his army refused to fight, it was Dou Laosan and Chen Gexiao's soldiers who had been trained under Zhang Liao, and a few people who survived the first battle of Shou Zhang, and now they have served as generals in Bao Xin's army.
They were not Cao Cao's own soldiers and horses, but were sent by Bao Xin to fight together, and were instilled by Zhang Liao with the concept of military and civilian fish and water, this time Cao Cao was extremely disgusted with the slaughter of the people, and refused to slaughter the people before, and also admonished Cao Cao to dissuade Cao Cao, but in the end it was fruitless, before the war they learned that they were fighting with the old proposition Liao, and repeatedly refused to fight with Yu Ban, and were punished by Yu Ban, and forcibly pulled onto the battlefield.
Yu Ban didn't expect that there would be an accident on the battlefield, and he was angry and wanted to kill a few generals, but he was stopped by the thousands of soldiers under them, the soldiers trained by these generals are also very unique, and they have been instilled with the concept of protecting the people, and their number accounts for half of Yu Ban's soldiers and horses, so that Yu Ban's five thousand soldiers and horses immediately appeared chaotic and couldn't keep up with Cao Hong's rhythm.
Cao Cao, who was watching the battle in the rear, recovered from the lament of the heavy casualties of the previous army, and suddenly discovered the change in Yu Ban's soldiers and horses, and his face couldn't help but sink.
He never expected that there was a problem on Yu Ban's side, which was the most rigorous in governing the army, and one thing instantly appeared in his heart, that is, the friendship between Bao Xin and Zhang Liao.
On Zhang Liao's side, after the big formation, Zhang Liao, who was observing the enemy formation, also discovered the changes in Cao Cao's left army, and Zang Ba said excitedly: "General, do you want to rush and kill from there?" ”
Zhang Liao shook his head, and suddenly pointed to the right flank of the enemy formation, his eyes were sharp: "Announce, attack the right flank of the enemy formation with me!" ”
He saw that most of Cao Cao's right wing were Qingzhou soldiers! The Qingzhou soldiers were brave and against the battle, and the military discipline was poor and the army was uneven, and it was most likely to fall into chaos.
Breaking through the weak to be strong in chaos is one of the secrets of cavalry charging into battle.