Chapter 918 Breaking Ma Chao
"What a dragon fight!" Wang Yu looked at the center of the battle group from afar, one red and one silver, two rays of light hovering alternately, dazzling light, even this pouring rain could not be covered, for a while, there was a breathtaking feeling in his heart. He knew that there was a fierce battle going on that could be called the battle of the century, and the two sides of the battle were absolute super-first-class generals. If you have a camera in your hand, you can shoot the live battlefield and then sell it to future generations, it will definitely set off a wave of great craze.
This is Zhao Yun and Ma Chao! It's not even a grand occasion in a novel!
The battle was purely fast-paced.
Needless to say, Zhao Yun's martial arts are not the first in the world, and it may be worth debabling, but in terms of the speed of solving the battle, if he claims to be second, I am afraid that 8 Bu will not dare to claim to be the first. Especially when facing those second- and third-rate generals, other super-first-class generals may still need to fight for thirty or fifty rounds of opponents, and Zhao Yun usually solves the problem with one face.
Because his marksmanship is fast enough, and the angle of the gun is also ever-changing, making people unguardable, generals like Wen Chou are suppressed to only defend and not attack, and ordinary generals encounter it, so naturally there is no room for resistance.
Coincidentally, Ma Chao's marksmanship is also light and fast. To put it more accurately, at least in this Ding era, the generals who make the gun are basically focused on speed, the generals with the flow of power are more suitable for using spears and lances, or heavy weapons such as knives and axes, and those with superb skills have a soft spot for halberds and ge.
Both sides of the battle are quick guns, and this battle naturally becomes extremely exciting.
The main means of attack of the gun are mainly stabbing and picking, which is not conducive to parrying. And both sides have no intention of parrying and blocking, the other party stabs with a shot, and this side must also be a counter-stab, and then find that if you stab to the end, it must be the end of the same end, so when the move is only halfway through. and invariably recruited and changed their tactics, and launched an attack again.
That's how the silver shadows and red light in the sky came from. Ma Chao's Zhu Gun and Zhao Yun's Silver Gun are both fast and fast receiving, and after seventy or eighty rounds of fighting, the two guns have never had any substantial contact, and only the afterimage left by the high-speed movement of the spear can be seen!
Although they are all quick to win, there are also subtle differences in the marksmanship of the two generals.
Zhao Yun's marksmanship is both skill and speed, after the gun is unfolded, it is like a continuous drizzle, a light breeze blows, it seems to be light and fluttering, but in fact it is murderous, and if you are not careful, you have already been shot.
Ma Chao's marksmanship in addition to speed, pay more attention to strength, the gun momentum is like a meteor, fast and fierce, take the most direct attack route, just watch, you can feel a strong atmosphere of wind and cold.
If it was possible, Wang Yu would really want to clear the field and drive the irrelevant people aside. Waiting for this battle to be decided.
But he knew that he couldn't do this, now was not the Spring and Autumn Period, and the outcome of the general's heads-up could not determine the outcome of a battle, not to mention that when Zhao Yun and Ma Chao were separated, even if there was a slight delay, the fighter would be delayed, and this big battle would give birth to endless variables.
There is no way, which one is stronger, Zhao Yun or Ma Chao, can only be used as suspense and continue to continue.
He jerked up his lance and pointed diagonally at the sky in front of him: "Follow the plan, forward!" Flatten them! ”
"Kill! There is no advance or retreat! Tai Shi Ci roared, handed the banner to the standard-bearer behind him, lifted the halberd hanging on both sides of the saddle, and struck it hard above his head, making a piercing roar.
"Woo woo woo ......", dozens of guards took out the horn at the same time, and blew it with the strength of their bodies: the majestic horn sound is better than the dragon's roar, and the mighty tiger roars, playing the strongest note since the start of the war!
The middle section of the Blade Array began to speed up violently, and the arrows in front of it, which were composed of wind light horses, suddenly cracked out of thin air!
In addition to Zhao Yun and hundreds of guards around him, the rest of the cavalry under the leadership of Fang Yue and Qin Feng, the two deputy generals, the wind cavalry changed formations in response, and the previous conflict was changed to squeeze to both sides, taking advantage of the Xiliang army's inability to respond, and instantly swept out a road dozens of zhang wide.
"Not good!" At the moment when the military formation changed, on the ridge of Longshan, Gou You's face changed suddenly, and he exclaimed.
There was no name for war observers in this era, but they came here to join the state in a similar capacity. Because he failed to launch a pursuit in time at the Tiger Prison Pass, pinning down the main force of Qingzhou, and missing a golden opportunity, after learning from the pain, Cao Shu absorbed the teaching periodicals and selected Gou You, who had been in the army for a short time and had a good enough insight and vision, to go north, and serve as a messenger and observer at the same time
With Gou Yu here, Cao Cao can not only influence Ma Chao in a timely and effective manner, but also get more accurate information. Even if it is the same battle situation, what ordinary scouts and gou you can see are obviously different.
At the stage when Ma Chao and Wang Yu were holding each other, Gou Yu was already in the Xiliang Army, and today the storm is sudden, and Gou Yu naturally will not miss it. Climbed Longshan early and found a place with an excellent view to watch the battle:
As the saying goes: the onlooker is clear, before the rain, Gou Yu has a faint sense of foreboding. The power of the Qingzhou Army's bow and crossbow was a few points stronger than when attacking the Tiger Prison Pass, and it was obviously expected by the main public. Even in a big battle like Tiger Prison Pass, Wang Yu still held a few trump cards in his hands and hung up
In a way, he should be rejoicing. However, Gou Yu knew that the reason why Wang Yu did not show his hole cards in the Tiger Prison was not because he didn't want to defeat his own soldiers and horses, but because he didn't find the right time. It's just a fatal blow. If Wang Yu defeats Ma Chao today and returns to the south, even if he knows his hole cards, what can he do?
The heavy rain once blocked Gou You's vision, but with a deep understanding of the art of war, he still judged the momentum of both sides. When the Qingzhou army began to counterattack, the rain of the torrential rain began to weaken, and he clearly saw the strange changes that had taken place in the Qingzhou army formation.
From his point of view, the Qingzhou Army's arrow array was like a thicker wooden arrow that hit the target, failing to penetrate the opponent, but shattering itself. And the shattering of the wooden arrow is not the end, because the sharp iron arrow wrapped in the wooden shell is flying straight forward with even more fierce momentum!
"Broken, the arrows are broken...... the iron cavalry stands out, and the killing machine is complete! Oh, my God! Gou Yu muttered to himself in a moaning voice.
Although he hid far away in the mountains and would not be affected by the war, he was still cold and trembling. Because he keenly felt the murderous aura on the iron horseman's body, this murderous aura had been accumulated for a long time, and the moment it gushed out, it would turn into the strongest force in the world!
This time, the Iron Rider adopted the same tactics as the Tempest Light Rider. Three thousand iron horsemen formed a sharp arrow formation, with the most courageous generals as the tip of the sword, and the front assault, and the army formed a dense formation, increasing the speed to the extreme.
The general at the front held a gun in both hands, and rushed forward like a storm, and Gou You, who was familiar with the characters in Qingzhou, recognized the identity of the other party at a glance, it was Tai Shici, the general of Qingzhou!
Behind him, the iron cavalry was like a moving mountain, and 12,000 horses' hooves trampled on the ground, causing the entire Jinzhong Plain to tremble. Three thousand heroes roared, and all the thunder and lightning in the sky were shocked!
This is a sharp arrow that will pierce the heavens and the earth, and it has left the string and is unstoppable!
Gou Yu lost his voice, and the Xiliang Army also changed color!
The Xiliang cavalry, who was cooperating with the main general Ma Chao and besieging Zhao Yun's vanguard, were all scared silly. In the blink of an eye, the opponent just now is gone, replaced by a new opponent like a demon god!
There is no need for actual contact, and the momentum of the other party's stepping into the formation is amazing enough. It is not an exaggeration to say that the mounted iron cavalry is an army armed to the teeth, not to mention people, even the front of the war horse, only the horse's hooves and eyes are exposed, and the rest of the place is wrapped in crimson steel, where is this people? It's a monster made of steel!
The generals of Xiliang are very. They knew the threat of the Qingzhou Iron Cavalry, however, in order to avoid affecting morale, they did not describe in detail to the soldiers this world-shattering strong army, and Xiliang Shigu could only imagine what kind of army it would be based on what he knew and heard.
In their imagination, the iron cavalry was at most similar to the generals, wearing a full set of armor and thick felt on the horses. That's it, they are all already amazed and envious.
But what do they see now?
Except for the joints and other parts, there is not even a single gap, as if it is a whole plate armor! The helmet that only shows the eyes, the iron face guard, the neck guard, and even the iron gloves made of steel rings on the hands, and the iron boots on the feet, you can't see the weak links at all!
The horse's body was not covered with thick felt, but a solid leather horse armor, inlaid with iron plates in important parts. It is no exaggeration to say that if the iron tools on these three thousand horsemen can be gathered and smelted and recast into weapons, according to the armed level of the Xiliang army, it is likely that they can directly arm an army of 100,000!
In the face of such an enemy, not to mention that the gluttonous side will still run and move, even if these cavalry are standing in place and waiting for people to cut and kill, if they want to smash these iron barrels, it will take two or three hours! Not to mention that he also holds a spear more than two feet long in his right hand, and a sharp war knife and chain hammer hanging on his side, no matter how you look at it, he is not a pacifist who will not fight back just after being beaten.
Can this battle really be fought?
In the face of light cavalry, although the combat power is inferior, the Xiliang army can still muster up courage, and in the face of iron cavalry, many people don't even have the strength to lift a knife. If the spear cavalry in the vanguard is not routed. However, it can still be consumed by fighting, how can ordinary cavalry have such an enemy?
The Xiliang army was frightened and hesitated, but the Flame Iron Rider did not stop at all. Tai Shi Ci accurately controlled the speed of the horse, and fortunately, the moment the two armies came into contact, the speed was increased to the extreme. Like a hammer smashed on a freshly baked biscuit, it effortlessly smashed the hot biscuit into slag.
Hundreds of spears neatly pierced into the dense array of the Xiliang cavalry, and the extra-long length released the speed of the war horse, like a meat skewer, stringing the body of the Xiliang cavalry. The largest spear, which even stabbed three enemies at the same time, was strung on the shaft of the spear.
The military formation of the Xiliang Army was instantly cut off a thick layer.
Because of the impact, the cavalry in the front row slowed down slightly, and no one pulled out their spears in vain, but directly abandoned the spears and took off the knives, or took off the chain hammer hanging from their waists, and at the same time slowed down the speed of the horses slightly, so that the horses could rest for a while, and give way to the comrades behind them
Following the gap given up by the forward, the second platoon of cavalry quickly rushed forward and raised the spears in their hands. Repeats everything that the striker did. Subsequently, there is the third row of .......
"The cavalry vehicle is hanging ......" Gou You's heart trembled.
The Qingzhou Army's move, Cao Jun has known it for a long time, and has repeatedly studied it, trying to find a way to restrain it. Before Gou Yu set off for the north, he already knew that there were several coping plans in the army that could be recognized by most people, and there were even two of them, which made Gou Yu deeply agree.
However, the Qingzhou Iron Cavalry actually used the car suspension battle method, and there was only one defeat in the battle of Juma Water. Most of the people who witnessed the battle had disappeared into the flames of war that swept through the north, and the news from Cao Ying's side was all obtained from it. From a certain point of view, Cao Ying's strategists are all working behind closed doors.
Seeing it today, Gou Yu's previous impression was shattered at once, and he was no longer optimistic before: this is the invincible Huo Muyao back then, who relied on the powerful tactics of the world, as long as it is completely reproduced, how can it be broken by casually finding some scholars and bureaucrats to discuss?
It can be called an invincible tactic, and when it is displayed in a powerful iron horse, it is simply like a cheating existence. In Gou You's eyes, it was as if a huge steel wheel had suddenly appeared on the battlefield, rolling forward with unstoppable force, and no matter what kind of obstacles it encountered, it could be crushed effortlessly.
That's right, it's crushing!
The thousands of Qiang riders who rushed to help in the war were first crushed into slag!
Before being swallowed up by the torrent of iron horses, Gou You saw the banners of more than ten large and small tribes such as Hequ, Bailan, and Gongchang, including even the strongest Baimaqiang tribes! No matter how many, strong or weak, the fate of these tribal cavalry is exactly the same, they are instantly overwhelmed by the iron cavalry, and they can't even delay for a moment!
The only exception was that the chief of the White Horse Qiang, Songbu, was very clever to see the tragic scene on the front line, and he withdrew in time, although he also suffered heavy losses, Songbu was able to escape with dozens of guards, unlike other chiefs, who were crushed into dust with his people and had no bones left.
Another big tribe of Zhuqiang, Xian Lingqiang, also responded to the call and rushed to help in the battle, but it happened to be in time for the iron cavalry to step into the battle. The momentum of the rage was so frightened that the first Zero Qiang was so frightened that he didn't even dare to wait and see, and directly threw away his armor and fled.
Because he was so frightened, Xian Lingqiang also ran directly to the north in a panic. There was no Qingzhou army there, but in the relatively dense place of the Xiliang army, many soldiers and horses were rushing over to help the battle, but they were rushed by thousands of cavalry of Xian Lingqiang, and they were directly rushed to pieces, and they could not form an army.
There was only one thought left in the minds of these frightened Qiang soldiers, and that was to escape, to flee far, and to get as far away as possible from those iron-cast devils! They were afraid that they would be blocked by friendly forces and that they would be overtaken by the iron horsemen, so they shouted in the lingua franca of the steppe as they ran: "Brother, run, run together!" Qingzhou Iron Rider is coming, and the sword doesn't have long eyes! ”
"Iron cavalry is like a monster, invulnerable, infinitely powerful, General Ma Xiao has been surrounded, this battle cannot be won, everyone needs to flee for their lives!"
"You were kicked in the head by a donkey, there is no hair left of the dead people who burned the department, and the white horse department only escaped with a loose cloth, and you still don't run? If you don't run, it's too late! ”
Xiliang Zhuqiang is just a general term, and there is no concept of the He, let alone a unified regime.
Not to mention Zhuqiang, from the beginning of the tribes on the grassland to the present, there are actually only two eras of unified power, one ding, is the Xiongnu's Maodun to his son Yi Zhixian's reign, and the other is the reign of Xianbei Tanshi Gui. In addition, the grassland has always been in a state of scattered sand.
Among the Qiang of Xiliang, Xian Zero, White Horse, and Burning Dang are the most powerful and well-known. Now that the burning dang and the white horse have been destroyed, the whole clan of Lingqiang has fled, even if they don't see how fierce and invincible the Qingzhou Iron Cavalry is, the Qiang soldiers are all terrified, where do they dare to be stubborn?
The tide of rout and escape set off by Xian Lingqiang spread all of a sudden, and in the blink of an eye, it affected the entire left wing of the Xiliang cavalry! Tens of thousands of cavalry exploded like flies, and rushed like madness into the depths of the desert where there were no people.
In fact, the left flank was not only the Qiang soldiers, but also many descendants of the Han and Ma families commanded and supervised the battle in the center, but these more than 3,000 horses were so powerless in front of the rout tide of tens of thousands of cavalry, and after a little struggle, they were caught in and fled into the distance involuntarily.
Of course, they weren't so reluctant. The Qiang soldiers are no more enthusiastic and resolute than the rebels of Xiliang, they are the most enthusiastic and resolute in the eastward war, because they covet the rich Qingzhou, and they are eager to fly over the Taihang Mountains with wings and rush into Hebei, and their yearning and enthusiasm for burning, killing and looting are unstoppable.
Now, even the Qiang soldiers have collapsed like this, this battle has obviously been lost, and there is no escape at this time. Do you really want to be buried for the ambitions of the generals?
On the battlefield, the whole body is often moved at once, and the collapse of the Qiang soldiers not only caused the collapse of the left wing of the cavalry, but also had a huge impact on Pound.
After being repelled by Zhao Yun, Pang De did not rush to find Ma Chao, but went to the front line of the left flank to gather more than a thousand spear cavalry, and then reinforced the left flank. As a result, he collided head-on with the collapsed Qiang soldiers. Thousands of spear cavalry were rushed, and no matter how Pang De yelled and yelled, or even slashed with his sword, he couldn't save the collapsed military spirit of the Qiang soldiers.
The defeat is like a mountain, this one, Pound deeply understands the meaning of this sentence.
When he tried to hold on until the tide of rout passed, he looked left and right, and found that there were only a dozen cavalry left around him, and in the direction of the Chinese army, Ma Chao's general flag was no longer visible.
"Wang Pengju, you are so ruthless! Heaven and earth are proof, as long as I Pound still has a breath, I will avenge today's revenge! Pound looked up to the sky and cried out in grief, led the remnants of the army, chased after the tide of rout, and went north.
The timing of his departure was just right, and at the same time, Wang Yu, who was in the torrent of iron horses. The next and last military order of this battle was issued: "Pass my general's order, attack the whole line to the west, and advance with the goal of completely defeating the enemy army!" ”