Or no one will know that in fact, the original target of Zhang Huang's surprise attack out of the city this time should be those heavily armored knights in the tun cavalry camp.

It is undeniable that cavalry plays an extremely important role in the era of cold weapons, and light cavalry is the king of the battlefield that has survived for more than 1,000 years, especially the guerrilla and harassing light cavalry with strong mobility and flexibility like the Yue Cavalry Battalion of the Northern Army.

But even so, the most enthusiastic class in Zhang Huang's heart is always the heavy cavalry, even if history has proved that this lack of mobility and the need for great logistics force is not suitable for becoming a common type of troops on the battlefield, but the scene of the heavy cavalry in the face of the enemy throwing off the horse's hooves and charging is full of violence, almost crushing the terrifying and fierce power of any class, I believe that most men yearn for it in their hearts.

It was a veritable Iron Horseman, and within the range of their charge, any class that tried to intercept it would undoubtedly be ruthlessly crushed. After the iron hoof, the corpses were all over the field, and there was no grass, since he had seen the power of heavy cavalry in the ancient war dramas of later generations, Zhang Huang immediately liked this violent and direct type of troops.

It was precisely because of his love for heavy cavalry that Zhang Huang later spent some time studying and understanding this branch of the army thoroughly.

The terrifying power of the heavy cavalry does not need to be described in detail, it is nothing more than that no one can be taken by the iron horse charging and within the arms of the heavy knights, and no matter who will be ruthlessly torn, crushed, and trampled by this violent army.

However, it is a pity that while the heavy cavalry has the most powerful battlefield assault ability, it also has many drawbacks.

First of all, logistics is a branch of the armed forces that tests the logistical strength very much. Looking at the current cavalry battalion, it is not difficult to understand that the cavalry battalion, which is obviously only 2,500 knights, is actually 7,500 people in excess, which is just one cavalry with three riders who are not in the configuration. And these three horsemen are specially to assist the knight's logistics, they are responsible for carrying the heavy armor of the knight and the iron armor of the war horse, and they are also responsible for pulling the spare war horses, usually one or two spare war horses, and even during the army march, they are also responsible for carrying enough rations for these four people. In the event of a battle, the three horsemen are also responsible for protecting their respective knights, such as when they assist in attacking an enemy who narrowly escapes the stabbing of their knight's submachine gun, or if the knight tripped over his horse in the crotch during the charge. Protect him from enemy forces and quickly change weapons or spare horses for him. It's no exaggeration to say that cavalry seems invincible when charging, but without the corresponding logistics, this class will not even survive ten days in the wilderness before being annihilated by the enemy.

Heavy cavalry with logistics and heavy cavalry without logistics are actually two completely different types of troops. The former is so powerful that it seems to be able to poke a hole in the sky, while the latter, after being consumed by the enemy's guerrilla harassment methods, is purely a fat dolphin that can be slaughtered.

And in addition to logistical forces. Mobility and agility are also the weakness of this class.

Mobility refers to the ability of the army to move elsewhere, such as Xiahou Yuan, who is very good at this, the cavalry under his command. It is possible to travel from one state to another in a very short period of time, thus being unprepared. In the art of war, the so-called noble and fast soldiers refer to this matter.

Flexibility is reflected in the flexible scheduling on the battlefield, the most characteristic of which is the light cavalry. Because the light cavalry is a cavalry that wears light armor and leather armor. They do not have the same thick armor as the heavy cavalry, which can effectively withstand the damage of arrows and crossbows, therefore. A good light cavalry general must try his best to avoid the baptism of arrows from enemy archers, and an experienced light cavalry can avoid arrows from the enemy with irregular charging routes, which is the most direct manifestation of flexibility. In addition, flexibility is also reflected in many aspects such as aiding the rear army, Mingjin's retreat, etc.

Unfortunately, the heavy cavalry did not have the mobility and flexibility, they could not make a surprise attack elsewhere in a few days, nor could they penetrate the enemy army as flexibly as the light cavalry on the battlefield, and their only meaning was to crush any enemy army in their charging route with a tsunami-like group charge, as if it were a blow to the head, and it was almost unrivaled and unstoppable, and instantly extinguished the fighting spirit in the hearts of the enemy army, and laid the foundation for the victory of a battle.

Because of this, heavy cavalry is generally engaged in critical battles, and they need friendly troops to hold back the enemy's main force for them, or to buy enough time for them to wear armor with their horses under their hips, after all, their bodies are also limited, and it is impossible to wear heavy armor for a long time. It is no exaggeration to say that every part of the heavy cavalry and the iron cavalry under the crotch is extremely precious and cannot be wasted in the slightest.

However, in order to deter the Yellow Turban Army in Pingxiang County, the commander of the Northern Army, Lu Zhi, the commander of the Northern Army, made the battalions of the Northern Army show in front of Zhang Huang and others in the most majestic posture, and even the knights of the Tun Cavalry Battalion also wore thick armor.

It is undeniable that Lu Zhi's tactics are not wrong, but as the so-called things in the world have both positive and negative sides, his approach also made Zhang Huang's brain suddenly become active, so he came up with the idea of attacking the Tun cavalry camp.

Yes, Zhang Huang's initial goal was to position the Chinese army in the formation of the three armies of the Northern Army, the Tun Cavalry Battalion!

Because he knows the advantages and disadvantages of the heavy cavalry, and clearly understands that the heavy cavalry is at best an infantry on a war horse when it is not charged, although it is extraordinary, but when it comes to martial arts, it is actually far inferior to the light cavalry, therefore, Zhang Huang has a lot of confidence that he can take the few dozen horsemen to kill in the cavalry camp for a while, and there is no need to force too many casualties, as long as the cavalry formation that acts as the middle army of the Northern Army can be chaotic, then this battle is his Zhang Huang's victory!

However, the so-called plan could not catch up with the changes, and I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the retreat of the Northern Army to wantonly disrupt the Tuncai battalion, but I did not expect that Zhang Huang and others had just broken through the crowd blockade of the infantry battalion, and the Shooting Battalion and the Tuncai Battalion in front had already withdrawn from a distance of hundreds of zhang. In this case, if Zhang Huang continued to pursue the Tun cavalry camp, it would be obvious that he would be surrounded by the knights of the Changshui camp. The open area with a distance of hundreds of zhang was enough for the cavalry of the Changshui battalion to surround and kill Zhang Huang.

And just when Zhang Huang, who broke through from the sea of infantry battalions, felt dazed because of the departure of the two battalions of the shooting battalion and the tun cavalry battalion in front, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the huge handsome flag fluttering in the wind at the main formation of the Northern Army in the distance. At the same time, an even more crazy thought suddenly came to him.

[Since you can't catch up with the Tun Cavalry Battalion...... How about the surprise attack on the Northern Army's main formation? ]

Zhang Huang, who had made up his mind, couldn't help but become excited in his heart, you must know that the pursuit of the Tun cavalry camp and the direct attack on the main formation of the Northern Army are two completely different things, don't look at the appearance of only a few hundred people near the main formation of the Northern Army. But after all, it is the place where Lu Zhi, the commander of the Northern Army, stays at the moment, as long as Zhang Huang dares to take a step there, then all the soldiers and horses of the Northern Army will take action, which is a matter that affects the whole body.

But then again, if Zhang Huang and the others can succeed in this trip, they will take Lu Zhi's life in their pockets......

That kind of picture is too wonderful for Zhang Huang to dare to imagine. But even so, the idea of a surprise attack on the Northern Army's main formation had taken root in his mind and lingered.

"Hold up the bold. Starve the faint of heart! …… Kill, little ones! ”

may be too excited, Zhang Huang's tone was a little arrogant, which made the dozens of riders behind him cry and laugh, but also relieved the tension in his heart.

"Little Heavenly Master, someone is killing in front!" Yang Bong shouted nervously.

Zhang Huang raised his head and took a closer look, and sure enough, he saw dozens of knights rushing towards him. Unlike ordinary cavalry, the armor on these knights was obviously much more luxurious, and the horses under their crotches became stronger and more powerful. Even. Among them, several knights also wore silk cloaks that were obviously only qualified to be worn by generals.

[Official Rider?] ]

Zhang Huang's eyes narrowed slightly.

The so-called official cavalry generally refers to the cavalry around the general or the commander of the first army, that is, the cavalry and guards, but the identity and status are different from the ordinary cavalry. It's like facing these horsemen next to Lu Zhi, the commander of the three armies. They are all from the well-known martial arts family in Luoyang, Beijing, and they are real generals, and there may even be children and nephews of the ministers of the court. These people followed Lu Zhi, in addition to protecting Lu Zhi's safety. At the same time, as a disciple, he learned from Lu Zhi the experience of leading troops to fight, and among the best of them, Lu Zhi may also promote them to temporarily lead a force. Try to make a mark on the battlefield. Of course, there will also be some of these goods that are purely just for "gilding", as long as Lu Zhi returns from a beautiful victory, these guys will be pushed to a high position by the power of their respective families after returning to Luoyang.

Generally speaking, the official cavalry refers to the horsemen around the big people, and they are young people with a very noble status, and the court is ready to train them vigorously, and they are also the successors of the court in the future.

Don't think that these officials from luxurious families are a bunch of embroidered pillows, you must know that heroes like Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and other heroes who will make the whole world look at them in the future, they are all children of the family, and they have exercised and practiced martial arts since childhood, and they will definitely not be easy to deal with. If Zhang Huang and the others were intercepted by this group, it would be very bad. Zhang Huang will not mention it for the time being, at least Han Xian, Yang Feng, Bian Xi, Lang Ping and others may not be able to retreat after defeating the other party, after all, the official horseman, those warrior children of the warrior clan also have their own glory, how can they let the thief go.

Thinking of this, Zhang Huang gave up his intention to spend energy to defeat the other party, and adopted the most direct and crude method.

"Face-to-face...... Bump it over! ”

[……]

The dozens of horsemen behind him were dumbfounded, and they wondered if their ears had misheard.

Face each other head-on...... Bump into it?!

If it does, it won't be a matter of breaking a few bones!

However, just as they were about to ask, they saw that Zhang Huang had already accelerated the speed of his charge, and took the lead in hitting the person who was the most leader in the group of official horses.

More than ten zhang away, in the blink of an eye, the official rider had even clearly seen Zhang Huang's facial features, and even the resolute look in Zhang Huang's eyes was also clear.

[Crazy...... Lunatic! ]

At the last moment, the official rider couldn't resist the fear in his heart after all, and immediately turned the horse's head to adjust the direction, and in the next breath, Zhang Huang passed by him.

At that moment, you could clearly see the panicked look on the official's face that was as earthy as the color of cold sweat, and the smug smile on the corner of Zhang Huang's mouth as if he had succeeded in a trick.

"Boom-"

Dozens of horsemen who obeyed Zhang Huang's order swept quickly past the dozens of horsemen, and none of the officers and horsemen who seemed to be fierce and rushed out in order to protect the boss Lu Zhi chose to collide with Zhang Huang and others, and all of them turned their horses away at the critical moment.

"What a boldness!" Liu Biao, the middle marquis of the Northern Army, who clearly saw this scene, couldn't help but admire again.

However, as soon as the words fell, Lu Zhi sighed slightly. Corrected in a low voice, "It should be 'good intentions'!" With that, he looked up at the dozens of horsemen who were gradually slowing down after missing the target, their faces full of confusion and palpitations, and secretly shook their heads: after all, they are too young.

Lu Zhi's guess was right, not so much that Zhang Huang decided to die with the dozens of cavalrymen, but rather that he firmly believed that these children of the warrior clan who felt good about themselves would definitely retreat at the last moment. Think about it, maybe there are the sons and nephews of the third prince among these people, or the nephews of Jiuqing, and their status is certainly very noble. Who would be willing to die with a coward?

"Really...... Out of expectation! ”

The captains of the fifth battalion of the Northern Army looked at Zhang Huang in the distance in surprise, even if they were in the enemy, it did not prevent them from appreciating Zhang Huang in the slightest.

"Aha, we're the only ones left?" Bao Hong, the captain of the Tun Cavalry, glanced around, and said with a loud smile, his voice did not waver or fear at all because of the approach of Zhang Huang and the others.

"We're not the only ones!" Yue Cavalry Captain Wu Fu chuckled, looked back and counted the number of people, only to find that in addition to their five schools in the Northern Army, there were only Lu Zhi, the commander of the three armies, Liu Biao, the middle marquis of the Northern Army, and a few cavalry attendants.

"Don't underestimate the enemy. The kid...... It's not easy! Infantry Captain Liu Jiang said expressionlessly, and at the same time slowly pulled out the saber at his waist, and slowly came to Lu Zhi's body to protect him behind him.

See here. The captains of the other four battalions also drew their swords one after another, paced a few steps on their horses, and faintly formed a protective circle to protect Lu Zhi and Liu Biao in the circle. After all, one of these two is the commander of the three armies, and the other is the envoy sent by the general He Jin to supervise the northern army, and their identities are not trivial. There is no room for error.

And this scene, Zhang Huang, who had rushed to the position at hand, clearly saw it in his eyes.

I have to say that when he noticed Wu Fu, Bao Hong, Liu Jiang and others who were obviously wearing general-style armor, he couldn't help but be taken aback in his heart. You must know that the captain is a military general whose status is still above that of ordinary generals, and Zhang Huang, who has been to Luoyang, is naturally impossible not to recognize.

Not to mention, the captains of each battalion after drawing out their swords one by one, the momentum on their bodies was powerful and terrifying, faintly giving Zhang Huang a kind of overwhelming deterrence.

[These guys...... Mo is not a captain of the Northern Army? That's not good......]

Slightly bitter in his heart, Zhang Huang thought for a moment, then raised his hand and gestured to Han Xian, Yang Feng, Bian Xi, Lang Ping and others behind him: Go around left and right!

The dozens of yellow turbans understood, and when they were still a short distance away from Lu Zhi, they divided into two teams and continued to charge, but Zhang Huang did not dodge or dodge, and rushed directly towards Lu Zhi and the others.

"Hey! Do you want to do it again? ”

Infantry Captain Liu Jiang snorted coldly, took a few steps forward on his horse, and even swept his horse's hooves towards Zhang Huang.

He thought that this was just Zhang Huang's move to force them to avoid, so he did the opposite, riding his horse and crashing into Zhang Huang, which in turn forced Zhang Huang to change direction. Although he also admired Zhang Huang's courage a little, but the face of the infantry battalion was greatly damaged, and the infantry captain Liu Jiang wanted to get back the yellow turban general in front of him!

However, to Liu Jiang's surprise, Zhang Huang on the opposite side didn't seem to have the slightest intention of changing direction.

[This guy ......]

As the distance between the two fast horses got closer and closer, the face of infantry captain Liu Jiang gradually became strange.

[Wouldn't it?] Really hit the horse head-on? ]

This incredible idea had just emerged from the mind of infantry captain Liu Jiang, when he heard a loud bang, Liu Jiang only felt that he was suddenly hit by a powerful shock. He subconsciously opened his eyes and was shocked to see the foreheads of the two fast horses slamming together, and there was a faint sound of bone cracking. Immediately, the war horse suddenly bled to death.

[This kid...... Crazy?! ]

Just when Liu Jiang was scolding in his heart, he suddenly heard the voice of his colleague behind him, and he looked in the direction of Zhang Huang in astonishment, but saw Zhang Huang disappear on the back of his war horse.

"Above!"

Tun Cavalry Captain Bao Hong shouted.

Infantry Captain Liu Jiang was shocked and suddenly looked up, but was stunned to see a dirty boot stepping on his face.

"Poof—"

Liu Biao couldn't help laughing, and beside him, Lu Zhi's eyes were full of amazement.

No one expected that Zhang Huang would really crash into Liu Jiang, the infantry captain. What's even more unexpected is that this guy has already thought about the next step, so at the moment when the two war horses collided violently, he put his hands on the horse's back, and the whole person jumped up out of thin air, with the help of the poor infantry captain Liu Jiang's face as a pedal, and directly crossed the last distance.

Yes, with the help of Liu Jiang's face as a springboard, Zhang Huang jumped not far in front of Lu Zhi, and stood up after rolling on the ground. The sharp sword in his right hand slashed towards Lu Zhi.

Although Lu Zhi is also a big man in his memory, and he is also a loyal and courageous minister, but at this moment, Zhang Huang is naturally impossible to show mercy to his subordinates. If killing Lu Zhi could save the rout of hundreds of thousands of yellow turbans, there was no doubt that the sword in his hand would fall down.

But unfortunately, this sword was blocked before it was cut by Lu Zhi's side after all, it was Wu Fu, the captain of the Yue Cavalry.

"Bell-!"

The two weapons collided with each other, and the violent force of the shock made Zhang Huang and Wu Fu each tremble.

"Ho ho ho, Wu won't watch you kill the commander of our Northern Army...... Wu Fu teased seemingly easily. But he couldn't help but be a little shocked in his heart, because the blow just now made him realize that the arm strength of the yellow turban boy on the opposite side was not weaker than him at all.

"Aha, the thief is dead!" Bao Hong, the captain of the Tun Cavalry, saw that Zhang Huang was blocked by Wu Fu. raised his sword and stabbed Zhang Huang in the back. But unfortunately, Zhang Huang's reaction was very fast, and he quickly turned sideways after failing to strike, avoiding Bao Hong's sword. It's just a bloody mark on the tip of the opponent's sword on the back.

By this time, Wufu's sword had slashed at him.

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Zhang Huang suddenly bent his knees. The whole person lay down on his back to the sky, and avoided Wufu's sword at the last moment.

Seeing that his sword only cut off a few strands of Zhang Huang's hair, Wu Fu was also stunned, and at this moment, the leg that was still in the inertia of lying down poured force, and his body bounced up violently with his body on the ground, and at the same time, with the help of the force of the bounce, the sword in his hand was fiercely led towards Lu Zhi.

This blow was beyond the expectations of everyone here, even Captain Wu Fu of the Yue Cavalry did not react, and his expression was stunned for a moment, and he saw the sharp sword roaring past his eyes, stabbing at Lu Zhi with lightning speed.

[Noh Hit...... Is it? ]

Zhang Huang's heart suddenly tightened at this moment, and he couldn't help but begin to fantasize about what kind of shock he could bring to the whole world if he could kill Lu Zhi here.

But unfortunately, before Zhang Huang finished his fantasy, the flying sword was chopped down, and it was none other than Lu Zhi himself.

Under Zhang Huang's stunned and regretful gaze, Lu Zhi smiled at him faintly, as if to say: The old man's height of eight feet and two inches is not an ornament, it is also a martial arts practice since childhood.

"Tsk!" Seeing that the great opportunity was missed, Zhang Huang couldn't help but smack his lips regretfully.

"Little Heavenly Master retreat quickly!"

Seeing that Zhang Huang's two blows were unsuccessful, Yang Feng was very anxious, he was afraid that Zhang Huang would be dragged by these people, after all, the knights of the Changshui Battalion had already galloped towards this place.

"Where to go?!"

Seeing that Zhang Huang and the others seemed to have signs of retreating, Bao Hong, the captain of the Tun cavalry, and Liu Jiang, the captain of the infantry, immediately surrounded them, but unfortunately, they saw Zhang Huang lightly put his toes on the ground a few times, and the whole person turned around a few times as if dancing, narrowly avoiding the sword slash of the two captains, and then flew and jumped on the white horse driven by Yang Feng, and he himself quickly rode with Han Xian.

Although the scene was quite thrilling, Zhang Huang's complexion was not as calm as before: when he was pure in Qu Bu, he felt the "breathing" of Bao Hong and Liu Jiang, which meant that he was invincible in this pure white-knuckle battle.

Of course, it was just a pure white-knuckle battle, if these Northern Military Academy captains released the martial spirits lodged in their respective bodies, Zhang Huang would only have room to escape. This is also the reason why he quickly retreated after his two unsuccessful attempts to assassinate Lu Zhi.

Maybe he felt unwilling, and at the same time as he flew on Yang Feng's white horse, Zhang Huang waved his hand, only to see a tongue of fire rising out of thin air, like a terrifying flying snake, poofing through the banner of the Northern Army's marshal flag.

"Whew...... Bear-"

As soon as it was blown by the wind, the flag of the Northern Army with a long history burned instantly after being pierced by the tongue of fire, which made Lu Zhi, Liu Biao, the captain of the fifth battalion and others couldn't help but look stunned.

The flag of the Northern Army......

Burned?

Dozens of Yellow Turban thieves broke through to their own formation, and burned him down after two unsuccessful attempts to assassinate the boss?

"......" Seeing the backs of Zhang Huang and the others walking away, Lu Zhi's lips squirmed slightly, and after half a sound, he couldn't help but ask, "This son...... Who is it?! ”

"It seems to be the little heavenly master of the Yellow Turban Thief, called Zhang ...... Zhang ...... something," Bao Hong, the captain of the Tun Cavalry, replied uncertainly.

"Is that him?" Lu Zhi finally recalled the Yellow Turban general in Guo Dian's mouth that made him taste defeat twice, but what it was called, Lu Zhi, who didn't care too much about it at the beginning, couldn't think of it at the moment.

seemed to notice that Lu Zhi was thinking hard about Zhang Huang's name, and Liu Biao beside him said with a little amusement, "The name is just a title, what is the name and what is more true?" After that, he looked at Zhang Huang's white horse and the dozens of horses under his command quickly fleeing away, and muttered to himself, "Zhang's surname...... Ride a white horse...... Zhang's surname...... White Ride ......"

Suddenly, Liu Biao had an idea, stroked his palm and smiled, "That's it...... Zhang Bai rides! How is it? ”

Seeing Liu Biao, who was happy for some reason, Lu Zhi nodded helplessly.

"Zhang Bai rides ......"

The captains of the fifth battalion of the Northern Army glanced at each other, and their expressions were a little complicated.

Although they had not shown their true strength just now, in any case, the other party not only attempted to assassinate the commander of their Northern Army with the five of them on their side, but also burned the flag of their Northern Army before leaving.

This kind of thing, which is no less than being slapped twice in the face, makes them can't help but keep this name in their hearts. (To be continued......)