Chapter 314: The Tiger's Counterattack
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When Ma Han, escorted by Gan Ning, boarded the ship from Fuyang and secretly went to Xiapi, the target of this trip, Lu Bu, was fighting a fierce battle with Cao and Liu's allied forces.
After several small and medium-sized tentative attacks, Lu Bu decided to play a big one.
At the beginning of May, LΓΌ Buliu Chen Gong, Zhang Liao, Wei Xu, and Cao Bao defended the city, and personally led Gao Shun, Cheng Lian, Hou Cheng, Song Xian, and Cao Xing, and sent 5,000 soldiers to fight Cao's army. This was the largest and last counterattack carried out by Lu Bu since Xiapi was surrounded.
Cao Cao and Lu Bu can be said to be old rivals, they know this person's ability, and they are still fighting beasts, but they are tigers? In order to achieve the purpose of the novel "No > Fault" by severely attacking Lu Bu in World War I, Cao Cao also gave up his old capital and took out all the capital he could use to meet Lu Bu with an army of 15,000.
The two armies faced off twenty miles southwest of Xiapi City.
Lu Bu, Cheng Lian, and Cao Xing led 2,000 cavalry in the center, Gao Shun led the trap camp and an auxiliary army as the left wing, and Hou Cheng and Song Xian each led a battalion as the right wing, setting up a large zigzag formation suitable for attack and defense.
Cao Cao led 3,000 cavalry as the Chinese army, Cheng Yu and Xun Yu stood on the left and right, and the captain Dian Wei had a double halberd on his back, holding a long knife, and he was like a door god; Cao Hong and Xu Chu are generals of the Chinese army, ready to attack at any time; There are two infantry formations in front, each with 3,000 troops, the left formation is Yu Ban and Lu Zhao, and the right formation is Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei; Cao Ren and Shi Jian led 3,000 infantry and cavalry for the left wing oblique formation, and Xiahou Yuan and Zhu Ling led 3,000 infantry and cavalry for the right wing oblique formation. The two wings are like hooks bent back, closely protecting the Chinese army.
This lineup is really bloody.
Cao Jun posed. It's a hook formation. The front of the hook array is one or two phalanxes, and the two wings are bent backwards into a hook shape to protect the safety of the flanks and prevent the enemy from attacking the rear command of the golden drum in a roundabout way. This is a formation that is both offensive and defensive, but the defense is greater than the attack. The reason for such a formation is that Cao Cao knows the power of the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry, and he has long understood and remembered it - there is still an obvious burn scar on his right palm, which was during the Battle of Yanzhou, because he was assaulted by the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry, and the Qingzhou soldiers were scattered. He, the coach, fell from his horse while fleeing, and his palm hit a burning wooden cart.
Judging from this formation, Cao Cao was sober and clear about the purpose of this battle, that is, to defend and counterattack and contain Lu Bu's crazy counterattack. Don't seek merit, but seek no fault, as long as you prevent and resist, it is a victory.
Cao Cao, master of the art of war of the Three Kingdoms.
Lu Bu. A first-class warrior of the Three Kingdoms.
It's going to be a vicious battle where Mars hits Earth.
The drums and horns shook the sky, the flags covered the sun, the spears and halberds were like forests, and the armies were like walls. The two armies have completed their formations. The drums and horns paused, and there was a brief silence on the empty battlefield. Usually at this time, the two armies will send their own envoys to declare war in front of the battle. The content is nothing more than that the army represents the will of heaven. Crusade (resist) against the thief, but God has the virtue of a good life, do not be obsessed. Stop the surrender (retreat), don't make mistakes.
This set, when Cao and Lu Yanzhou were in battle, I played for nearly a year, and I got tired of it. These two people, one is informal, and the other is reckless, and they are not the Yuan brothers, Tao Qian, and Liu Bei, who are self-conscious and arrogant. Just do what you say, come to the real thing, don't play the false one, and let this set of foreplay go to hell.
The first to break the silence was Lu Bujun.
Cheng Lian pioneer Ma approached and asked, "Lord, are you in a dazzling formation?" β
Lu Bu thought for a while and shook his head: "Look at that banner, Cao Thief has used many generals under his command this time, including many warriors who are thousands of enemies, such as Dian Wei's generation. Even Liu Bei's two brothers are not easy to get along. Cannot. β
Lu Bu is quite familiar with Liu Guanzhang, and when he was in Xuzhou, he even almost fought with Zhang Fei because of his robbery of military horses. He knew that these two were not easy to deal with, and it was no problem to go out on his own, but Cheng Lian was definitely not an opponent. It's just that as the commander of an army, of course he can't do such a thing as a fighting general before the battle.
As for Dian Wei, when Lu Bu and Cao Cao fought in the last battle in Yanzhou, they saw this person wearing double armor, holding a dozen halberds, braving the rain of arrows to throw halberds, and crushing his iron cavalry, which was deeply impressive. With his eyesight, he could see at a glance that such a fierce man was also not something that Cheng Lian could deal with. Lu Bu didn't know at this time that the second general Hum Ha beside Cao Cao, in addition to Dian Wei, also had the ability to drag the bull, and his strength was comparable to that of Xu Chu, a tiger idiot. If Cheng Lian really shines in the array, he will only be crushed into slag as a result.
Since you don't shine in the formation, let's start fighting directly. Of course, it is not Cheng Lian who fights, he is Lu Bu's subordinate cavalry, accompanying the lord. When the lord goes to war, he takes the lead, the lord retreats, and he breaks his horse. For such a thing as commanding a large army to attack, it is natural for other generals to be responsible.
As the cavalry of the Chinese army ordered the cavalry to gallop into the right formation with the command flag, the cavalry governor Song Xian was ordered to attack.
Song Xian commanded an infantry battalion, except for one Shihu cavalry, the rest of the 800 soldiers were all foot soldiers. In fact, the eight strong generals under Lu Bu are all good at commanding cavalry, and Gao Shun is even more powerful in foot and cavalry, but it is a pity that this is not a state, and an ordinary war horse is expensive and expensive, and it is still priceless. Therefore, a cavalry general like Song Xian can only command foot soldiers to fight.
Due to the small number of soldiers, Song Xian's infantry battalion was not divided into regular and auxiliary, with more than 100 veteran soldiers as the skeleton, leading the whole battalion to charge. Song Xian knew that his task was to test the whole army, and it was best to win, and it would not be a big problem to defeat, but he must not be too ugly to lose, and this degree must be grasped well.
When the Song character banner moved, Cao Cao saw it from a distance, smiled at Cheng Yu and Xun Yu and said, "It's Song Xian." Zhongde, Wen Ruo, who do you think is good to send to fight? β
Cheng Yu and Xun Yu glanced at each other, and said in unison: "Just follow Ming Gong's wishes." β
None of the three said who to send, but they all knew who they should fight.
"Second brother, third brother, get ready to fight." Under the banner of Cao Jun's right general, Liu Bei suddenly said to the two righteous brothers.
Zhang Fei looked back in surprise: "I didn't see the general order from the Chinese army...... Hey, it's really here. The eldest brother is really like a god. β
Liu Bei just smiled faintly at this, and the two strategists Sun Qian and Jian Yong exchanged glances and were silent.
When Liu Bei was driven out of Xiaopei by Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, even his wife and daughter were left behind, except for Hu who fled from the Bai Yu soldiers, there were not many soldiers and horses left around him. These 3,000 foot soldiers were basically recruits recruited in Yuzhou with Cao Cao's authorization - after all, Cao Cao gave him the title of Yuzhou Rashi. It can't be justified if you don't give some soldiers.
With such a recruit to fight with Song Xian, even if three thousand against eight hundred, there is no chance of victory.
Liu Bei Rong has been a horse for half his life, and he has rich experience in battle formations, and after a little groaning, he has a countermeasure. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were summoned at the moment, and after a whisper, the two generals took the order and left.
After the three-way drum, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei each led 800 foot soldiers to meet Song Xian.
In this Yuzhou recruit. A small number of them are rogues, routs, and have nowhere to go, so they are soldiers again to eat food. This part has some experience in battle formations and has seen blood, but most of them are farmers who have just laid down their hoes recruited from the homeless. These recruits have only undergone a very short period of training in formation, and they have to form a simple phalanx for a long time, and their combat strength is not optimistic about both the enemy and us. However, at least one thing is okay, and that is that there are more people, twice as many as the enemy. This gave the Yuzhou soldiers the courage to charge the enemy.
Zhang Fei shouted with his lion roar while driving away the soldiers: "When the order is given, I will rush forward for my grandfather, take the head to repay the merit, and exchange a head for a stone valley." Two heads for a sheep. If you don't have a drop of blood on your hands from beginning to end, grandpa will draw you covered in blood! β
Zhang Sanye is famous for his cruelty to the soldiers, and he is often to blame, he said that he would whip you all over in blood. Then you must not even let go of the bottom of your feet. The soldiers were all frightened, like sheep driven by a beast of prey, rushing at the enemy.
Guan Yu's side. But it's a different story. Guan Yu held a big knife, wore scale armor, rode a jujube red horse, took the lead, and rushed to the front of the team with more than ten followers. Needless to say, the Lord will take the lead, and the soldiers will not obey.
1,600 Yuzhou soldiers, raising their spears and wielding halberds, rolled up clouds of yellow dust, and shouted tremblingly, covering up the killing.
The soldiers on Song Xian's side were a little flustered, after all, there was a huge disparity in strength, and several soldiers at the end of the team pretended to be stubborn and sat directly on the ground and wanted to slip away. I didn't want to hear a sharp hoof behind him, followed by a few chirps, and everyone had several arrows stuck in their backs, wailing and falling.
Song Xian looked back when he heard this, but saw Cao Xing and several servants raising bows and shouting at him: "By the order of the lord, supervise the battle for you." β
What else could Song Xian say, with the spear in his hand at the moment, he shouted to the soldiers: "Go forward and seek life in death, and retreat to live and die!" If you want to live, rush with me! β
The three armies carried the yellow dust in the sky and slammed into each other. At first, it was still distinct, and after a while, it became that you have me, and I have you; Later, the scene was already chaotic and unformed. Many soldiers were surrounded by the crowd, like a rising and falling tide, rushing forward for a while, pressing backwards for a while, and being squeezed to the front without paying attention, and looking up was a halberd falling from the sky......
At this life-and-death juncture, the smarter ones are some old soldiers, three or five people, more than ten people gather in a hedgehog, back to back, and their weapons are outward. As long as anyone approaches, if they do not know each other, they will kill them regardless of whether they are friends or foes.
The chaotic scene did not last for a while, and Cao Jun's right formation suddenly rushed out of more than 30 horses, everyone with bows in their hands, and the first person was Liu Bei.
There are not many white soldiers, but they are the elite of a hundred battles, flying horses to kill, arrows like flying locusts, instantly killing a gap in the rear of the Song Xianjun's side, making the enemy have the illusion of being hit in front and back, and panic immediately spread.
At this time, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei each drove their horses and waved their troops, and rushed towards the old pawns who had gathered together. The big sword whirlwind, the spear was like lightning, and it broke several veteran teams in three or two strokes. The pawn is the backbone of an army, and as soon as the backbone is broken, the army is scattered.
Song Xianzheng was desperately restraining the army, wanting to gather a team of strength to make a final struggle, but he saw Zhang Fei, who was wielding a spear like the wind, killing all the way, and a bloody road behind him. Four eyes and a pair, Zhang Feizhang pointed at eight spears, the sound was like a thunderbolt, and the audience heard: "Song Xian, take a break, fight with a certain one!" β
It's good that Zhang Fei doesn't shout, this voice is equivalent to reminding Song Xian - it's strange if you don't run!
Song Xian was frightened, immediately turned his horse's head, and turned around and fled under the escort of more than ten cavalry. As for whether the defeat is ugly or not, I can't care about it.
Hundreds of soldiers, like ants on a hot pot, scurried in all directions, some fled back with the main general, and many more, fled from the battlefield and eventually became a rout. Hundreds of bloody corpses were left on the battlefield, as well as wounded soldiers tossing and wailing......
At the end of the fierce battle, everyone in Yuzhou was panting, and some people sat on the ground regardless of their flesh and blood, looking at each other, and couldn't believe that they had won. After a moment of silence, cheers erupted.
Cao Cao saw it from afar, nodded approvingly, and said left and right: "Liu Xuande is really good at fighting." β
Cheng Yu said: "Only if he is good at fighting, the lord must be more careful, so as not to lose the tail." β
Cao Cao smiled and said: "I can be a general, why are you afraid of being good at fighting?" β
Cheng and Xun looked at each other and said no more.
On the other side, Lu Bu's face was ugly. When Liu Bei attacked, he also wanted to send cavalry to intercept him, but Song Xian was defeated too quickly and couldn't respond.
"Hou Cheng and Cao Xing, march out together and attack the right flank Xiahou Yuan." Lu Bu glanced in the direction of Gao Shun's trapped camp, and a sarcastic smile appeared on his face, "Cao Cao, aren't you bent on guarding against my iron horse?" I'll give you a reassurance! (To be continued......)