The wind swept the dust and grass, and the world was desolate.

The mink male stood on his horse and crossed the spear, his eagle eyes were like blades, and he stared straight ahead quietly.

Behind him, the "mink" flew proudly, riding an army of 8,000 steps, standing solemnly.

After capturing Nanyang and defeating Yuan in a row, Diao Xiong experienced several rounds of army expansion, and the number of soldiers and horses had reached 8,000, which was several times more than the original.

It's just that this number, compared to the 30,000 Jingzhou troops, still seems "shabby".

In the direction of the south avenue, a thick black line rises from the horizon, and countless flags are unfurled like cloud sails.

The black line gradually thickened, and soon after, a large army came into his field of vision.

There was a huge military formation that stretched hundreds of feet, densely packed with human heads and flying flags, overwhelming, and the forest-like iron armor reflected the sunlight, almost wanting to reflect the cold of the sky.

In the center, the big banner with the word "Cai" is fluttering proudly.

At the front of the formation were thousands of shieldmen, holding iron shields aloft in layers like a moving Great Wall.

The gaps in the shield array were covered with dense, forest-like halberds, which were more than two zhang long, enough to penetrate any cavalry that rushed in.

At a glance, this huge infantry soldier is almost like a steel beast wrapped in iron skin, which is simply invulnerable.

Mink Xiong saw through it at a glance, this was an infantry shield array that specialized in restraining cavalry.

"The enemy army is prepared, Cai Mao is not so unbearable in the book, he still has some ability......" Diao Xiong frowned and sighed secretly.

In enemy formation.

Cai Mao sat on a horse, sweeping around his huge army, and there was a trace of pride in his eyebrows.

Looking into the distance, he soon saw the formation of the mink army waiting hundreds of paces away.

When he saw clearly that the mink army only had a few thousand soldiers and horses, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he couldn't help but have a trace of contempt that he had expected.

"Diao Xiong, you have few soldiers, even if you have Xiliang Iron Cavalry, I will use the strategy of Kuai Xeno, and use the shield array step by step, see how you block me!"

This shield array is exactly Kuai Yue's plan.

Kuai Yue was Liu Biao's first mastermind, and he expected that the main reason why Diao Xiong was able to defeat Yuan Fang with less was that there was an invincible iron cavalry.

On the side of Yuan Shu and their Jingzhou army, the weakness was the lack of large-scale cavalry.

Therefore, Kuai Yue gave Cai Mao a secret plan, so that he could not urge the army to advance quickly, but to form such a solid shield array, and approach Wancheng step by step.

Previously, Cai Mao had relied on this formation to force back Mink Xiong several times, and the soldiers were approaching the front line of confusion.

As long as you cross the water smoothly, Wancheng is in front of you.

In front of him, Mink Xiong formed a formation again, obviously unwilling to let Cai Mao cross the river, trying to make a final block.

It's a pity that in the face of this shield array, Diao Xiong will definitely be powerless again.

The more Cai Mao thought about it, the more proud he became, the killing intent on his face became more and more intense, and seeing that the time was almost there, he raised his hand and gave an order, and the whole army prepared to attack.

The rumbling drums of war rose into the sky, and a large formation of 30,000 people began to advance in an orderly manner towards the enemy formation hundreds of paces away.

Facing the iron-clad shield array of the Jingzhou Army, thousands of mink soldiers all changed color for it, and the soldiers' expressions were a little jealous.

Xu Rong's eyes also flashed a little melancholy.

Seeing the enemy army approaching, Xu Rong couldn't help but say: "General, the shield array of the Jingzhou Army has almost no flaws, and if you force a battle today, I am afraid that there is not much chance of victory." ”

Xu Rong is straight, but he is also straightforward.

Diao Xiong only said lightly: "If there is no certainty of victory, I will not fight today." ”

It's an understatement, but there's a lot of confidence in it.

Xu Rong's expression was shocked, and seeing that Diao Xiong was so confident, he guessed that he might have a clever strategy to break the enemy, but he couldn't guess it for a while.

Amid the rumbling drums of war, the Jingzhou army had advanced to a hundred paces away.

The time has come.

Diao Xiong's sword eyebrows froze, and he shouted: "Xu Rong listens to the order!" ”

"The end will be." Xu Rong came back to his senses from the speculation and was anxious.

The silver spear pointed at the enemy formation and said loudly: "The enemy army is near, and I will order you to lead four thousand cavalry to attack." ”

Under the order, Xu Rong's expression changed, and his face was suddenly stained with a shadow.

The 30,000-strong army of Jingzhou has an absolute advantage in terms of strength, and its shield array is seamless, restraining the cavalry of this army.

Such an enemy advanced forward, and they defended it with the forces at hand, which was quite reluctant, and now, instead of taking a defensive position, Diao Xiong even led his army to take the initiative to meet it.

4,000 versus 30,000, the disparity in strength comparison, there is no chance of winning.

It's a must-lose battle.

Xu Rong looked at Mink Xiong in surprise, but saw that his expression was calm and confident, as if he was sure of victory.

Although he was shocked and suspicious, at this opportunity to fight, Xu Rong had no chance to hesitate, so he had to promise and gallop away.

Knock knock!

The three links were puffed up, and the order to attack was issued.

Xu Rong stood in front of the horse formation, his brows were deeply condensed, and he shouted: "The whole army is out, kill the enemy with me!" ”

In the midst of the loud cheers, Xu Rong rode his horse and danced his sword, and rushed out.

Four thousand steps rode the mink army, shouted to kill Zhentian, and followed Xu Rong to the oncoming Jingzhou army formation.

Mink Army, be the first to act.

In the face of the enemy, Cai Mao saw this scene, and couldn't help but change his face and show surprise.

"Diao Xiong, you finally can't hold your breath, thousands of people want to break through my iron array and dream!"

The surprise is fleeting, Cai Mao's watch is there, and in the blink of an eye, it is disdainful.

He held his sword in his hand, despised the enemy, and shouted: "The whole army stops advancing, and the crossbowmen shoot the thieves with arrows, shoot me hard!" ”

The order was passed down, and the 30,000-strong Jingzhou army came to a halt.

More than 3,000 crossbowmen, located behind the shield wall, leaned diagonally into the air and fired a volley.

Whoosh!

In the sharp explosion, arrows like rain were shot wildly.

Among the arrows coming from the locusts, there were constantly mink soldiers on the way to charge, and the screams were endless.

Although the enemy's arrows are dense, none of these elite soldiers who have fought a hundred battles are afraid, but they still hold their shields high and charge against the rain of arrows at the cost of life and death.

At the forefront, it is still the general Xu Rong.

Although he did not agree with Mink Xiong's strategy of taking the initiative, as an iron-blooded soldier, at this moment, he chose to swear to carry out the military order.

But seeing him riding his horse like a mad man, galloping at the forefront, his sword flicking against the incoming arrows, shouting violently to inspire the soldiers to move forward fearlessly.

"Xu Rong, you really deserve to be my most trusted general, don't worry, I won't let you die in vain." Looking at Xu Rong, who was charging bravely, and thousands of fearless soldiers, Diao Xiong nodded secretly.

Thirty steps!

On the front, the infantry cavalry led by Xu Rong was already facing the rain of arrows, and they were almost about to crash into the dense and solid enemy formation.

A hand-to-hand combat with a huge disparity in numbers seems to be about to begin.

In the middle of the enemy army, Cai Mao's face became more and more proud, ready to appreciate how the corpse army, which had a numerical advantage, slaughtered these thousands of enemy troops who came to die.

After losing to Sun Jian in a row before, today, he Cai Mao can finally use a big victory to wash away the shame.

The two armies fought, and it was just a matter of time.

At this moment, Diao Xiong suddenly shouted: "Mingjin, withdraw the troops!" ”

Mingjin withdraws his troops?!

The generals on the left and right were all shocked, and they all looked at Diao Xiong in astonishment.

Ji Ling beside him hurriedly said: "General, the two armies are in a confrontation, at this time, Ming Jin will withdraw his troops, General Xu will be defeated, and when the enemy army takes advantage of the situation to cover up, my whole army will be crushed." ”

"All I want is for him to lose."

Diao Xiong sneered, but shouted undoubtedly: "The general has made up his mind, no need to say more, immediately Mingjin!" ”

Where the majesty of the main general is, although Ji Ling and other generals are all suspicious, they dare to persuade again, so they have to obey the order.

Bell bell bell ~~

The rapid sound of gold suddenly rang out, resounding through the four fields.

Xu Rong, who was charging from himself, suddenly heard the sound of gold, and couldn't help but change color in shock.