Chapter 1098: The Battle of Jingxiang Twenty-nine
After two days of hard fighting, Pei Yuanshao, the commander of the White Tiger Battalion, tried every means to block the footsteps of Xiahou Yuan's tiger and leopard cavalry, and also achieved great results, but in the end, the battle situation still entered a short encounter, and the soldiers of the White Tiger Battalion fought very hard in the face of the enemy cavalry under the leadership of the commander. At this time, Pei Yuanshao clearly knew how terrible the evil came to Dian Wei, in the continuous impact of the Han army, this person supported for two days, and the number of soldiers killed and wounded in his hands would never be less than five hundred, and today was only two hours, and he was already exhausted when he fought hard in the battle formation. When a cavalry captain from Fan Chouxi's Liang camp came to meet him, his hands supporting the other party were trembling.
"General Pei, this time on the orders of King Changshan and the general, General Fan personally led 8,000 cavalry troops to help, and encountered a fierce battle with the Cao army on the road to repel it, fortunately it can catch up, now the general is fighting with Xiahou Yuan, let me meet General Pei The brothers of the White Tiger Battalion have worked hard, and then hand it over to us and the state battalion!" Pei Yuanshao's trembling was obvious, but the captain clearly knew in his heart what it was for, the Bingzhou battalion also had such an experience in the battle of Jizhou, as a member of the iron cavalry battalion, how could he not know what advantage the cavalry had in the battle with the infantry army? Seeing the situation on the battlefield, he also admired the soldiers of the White Tiger Battalion, and what he thought in his heart was clear.
"The family doesn't speak two words, and it's not easy for the brothers in the state camp, Yang Guang, you lead the brothers to rest for a while, the corpses of the comrades who died in the battle must be arranged, Captain Zhang, quickly take me to General Fan's place, there is something important to discuss!" Pei Yuanshao could still carry his knife like the wind when he was in the fierce battle, but the huge fatigue that made him want to lie down immediately after resting, but although the reinforcements were still unpredictable, he couldn't rest at this time, and the captain said it was easy, but Pei Yuanshao knew that the encounter with Cao Jun was not easy.
After a fierce battle, the White Tiger Battalion suffered extremely heavy losses, but now was obviously not the time to calculate the battle losses, and he had to immediately discuss with Fan Chou how to counterattack the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. Just got up and wanted to get on the horse but stumbled and almost fell, fortunately, Captain Zhang helped him on the side, Pei Yuanshao slapped himself hard twice before he cheered up, Dian Wei's extraordinary physical strength is not something that everyone has, but there are people in the Han army who can overcome evil, and they are naturally the Son of Heaven.
The previous fight always made Pei Yuanshao have a sense of déjà vu, and he only reacted when he thought of Liu Yi at this time, at that time he was still a member of the Yellow Turban Army, tens of thousands of horses surrounded the three thousand soldiers commanded by several young generals, they had no reputation at all, and the only thing that impressed Pei Yuanshao was the golden wolf flag! Originally, I thought that ten times the enemy would not be able to be captured, but the three generals were all like gods descending to earth, especially the man in the golden helmet and bronze armor, a halberd in his hand had the power of ghosts and gods, and he was stunned by the opponent's halberd when he stepped forward to fight.
That was the first time Pei Yuanshao was captured in his military career, and it was also the last time, and now I think about it, I am still a little afraid, if the Son of Heaven had the heart to take his own life at that time, I am afraid that his bones will not be found now. But speaking of which, this is also his greatest luck, since then he has loyally followed Liu Yi to the east and west, and now he has become a veritable general of the Han Dynasty. In terms of age, Pei Yuanshao is three or four years older than Liu Yi, but in his heart, the Son of Heaven has always been an elder-like existence, in addition to the courage of ghosts and gods, what Pei Yuanshao admires most is that the general is almost omniscient and omnipotent, and he has always trusted him, and now this Jingxiang battlefield is the best place for him to repay.
Xiahou Yuan came to reinforce Li Dian this time with nearly 15,000 cavalry, which was almost the entire Trinity of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, which shows that Cao Cao attaches great importance to the official road of Yong'an, if it weren't for the fact that the terrain here is not very conducive to the deployment of the cavalry, there will be more reinforcements coming! In Jiangling, Xiangyang and other places, the tiger and leopard cavalry that was afraid of the decisive battle with the Han army's iron cavalry battalion could not play a great effect, but in this case, it could form a fatal blow to the Han army that broke through by virtue of its geographical advantages, and Cao Cao had always been thoughtful in his use of soldiers, and the Cao army that Fan Chou encountered was also from him, if it wasn't for the Bingzhou camp coming too quickly, there was no better ambush place, I'm afraid Fan Chou would not be able to arrive in time to give Pei Yuanshao strong support at this time.
In this battle, although the tiger and leopard cavalry finally gained the upper hand, but also by the white tiger battalion of the changeable and the advantage of the equipment dragged not lightly, even if the other party was given a huge damage, their own casualties are not few, their opponent is the Han army's famous old four battalions, Fan Chou's Bingzhou battalion is at a disadvantage in numbers, but in comparison it can be regarded as a new force, plus the command of the cavalry alone, he is not under Xiahou Miaocai, even if the tiger and leopard can not fall behind in this raid.
At present, all the advantages of the state camp are not too lasting, this point is well known to the commanders of both sides, in terms of Fan Chou, he has to take advantage of the current favorable situation to take advantage of how much he can take advantage of, and there will be a protracted battle waiting for him next! Since receiving reinforcements from the military division, his plan is the same as Gao Shun's, even if he dies on the battlefield, he must firmly block the enemy's retreat! Back then, the princes begged Dong Fan Chou, led the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, even if they met Liu Yi and Zhao Yun's surprise attack, they could fight well, that battle was strictly speaking, he was not defeated, and now whether it is a soldier, a horse, or an equipment is far better than in the past, and he personally went into battle, and for a time the tiger and leopard rode and killed the tiger and leopard and retreated.
"General Pei, Fan's late rescue has made the brothers of the White Tiger Battalion suffer." The news of Pei Yuanshao's arrival had already been notified by the soldiers who were commanding in front of Fan Chou, and the matter of the battle was temporarily handed over to his subordinates, and he also came to greet him in person, wanting to drag the Cao Army's tiger and leopard cavalry, and then cooperate with the White Tiger Battalion, and the well-trained middle-level generals of the Han Army were enough to let him leave with peace of mind for a while, seeing Pei Yuanshao's shape, what Fan Chou thought in his heart and the captain Zhang was also the same.
"General Fan's words are serious, you and I are both working for the Son of Heaven, why do you divide each other? If it weren't for the general coming in time, I'm afraid that my White Tiger Battalion would not be able to hold it, Xiahou Yuan's tiger and leopard cavalry is indeed a strong enemy of our army, and the general can still suppress it at present, but with the enemy's strength and use of troops, there will be a big battle tomorrow, so Pei specially came to fight with the general tonight, and the method of fighting at night will be counterattacked tonight, and it is not easy for Cao Cao to come to Cao's army in person, this battle will take time, you and I should join hands and be nailed here tightly. Pei Yuanshao turned to the point with a few polite words, he and Fan Chousu had no deep friendship and had not cooperated in the battle before, but at this time, they needed to work together to fight against a strong enemy, and they should be carefully planned.
"What General Pei said is extremely true, this night battle will take over the White Tiger Battalion, but I don't know what the battle situation is at General Gao in front, do you need me to send a team of cavalry to reinforce it?" It is not uncommon for the state battalion to come to the place where the tiger and leopard cavalry are fighting, and the corpses of the soldiers who died in the battle of the white tiger battalion, they all died of exhaustion without exception, and fell in the direction of the enemy, and no one retreated, the old fourth battalion is worthy of being the starting hero of the Son of Heaven! Now this Pei Yuanshao's reputation in the Han army is not prominent, but his battle situation can be analyzed, but the head is the key point, this is a strong general, there are no weak soldiers under him, and what he said is also in line with his heart.
Fan Chou did not have the slightest doubt about the combat power of the White Tiger Battalion, even if he suffered such casualties, this battle was related to the overall situation, and a leading general like them would not dare to take it lightly, if Pei Yuanshao did not have a full grasp of the combat power and staying power under his command, he would never propose the method of night fighting, which meant that he had not yet reached the point where he was unable to continue the battle. In the battle of Xunan, Guan Yu took advantage of this to lead thousands of elites in his hands so that the cavalry battalion of the Longxiang Army did not dare to move lightly, and the confrontation between the two armies should seize the opportunity, at least let the tiger and leopard cavalry not get enough rest, and the night battle was the best policy at this time.
"When Xiahou Yuan attacked, I discussed with General Gao that the White Tiger Battalion should drag the tiger and leopard cavalry at all costs, and Li Dian didn't need to worry about General Gao to fight in person, but General Fan's proposal was not bad, you and I can discuss the night battle first, and when the battle starts tonight, the brothers of the state battalion can still rest well, and General Fan can also take this opportunity to go and meet with General Gao, which is the best of both worlds!" On the rank of Fan Chou above Pei Yuanshao and under Gao Shun, this time the military adviser is even more said to listen to Gao Shun's unified dispatch, Fan Chou's question Pei Yuanshao is not surprised, a little thought and feel that it is very feasible, since Cao Jun can treat the Han army with the benefit of the cavalry, at this time it is the way to govern his people! If Li Dian can be repelled in one fell swoop, it will also be extremely beneficial to the overall situation.
"Okay, just follow what General Pei said, come, you and I will discuss on the side of the road, Feng Ming will ask the brothers to get some hot tea with dried meat, and chat while eating." Fan Chou nodded again and again when he heard this, and immediately pulled Pei Yuanshao to the side of the road, sat on the bluestone, drew the current terrain on the ground with branches, and discussed it, and there were also personal soldiers on the side to send food, both of them were very hungry after the battle, and they were not too particular at the moment.
This time, several units of the Han army entered with light troops, and most of the baggage was dry food, so naturally there would not be such a fine sand table as in Zhao Yun's camp, and the marching map was not as fine as the battlefield in front of them, only by virtue of their respective observations, among which Pei Yuanshao, who had been fighting here for a few days, was the mainstay. Seeing him holding the dried meat in one hand, nibbling a few bites from time to time, picking up a branch on the ground with the other, and the painting was extremely detailed, Fan Chou added from the side, and in a moment, a piece of battlefield terrain was displayed.
This may also be the difference between the Han army and the rest of the three heroes, Liu Yi pays attention to every detail of the war, in the advanced training class of the Youzhou Martial Academy, these are all necessary skills for the two generals in front of him, Pei Yuanshao was left by Liu Yi for three periods before returning to the White Tiger Camp because of this point, which can be said to be very impressive!