Chapter 242: Turning Danger into Disaster
Yuan Xi was startled when he saw Zhang Langshuai's brigade of soldiers and horses killed, and hurriedly asked the Karasuma cavalry to meet him. Tens of thousands of Karasuma cavalry roared and greeted them.
The armored iron cavalry charged with all their might, and the sound of rumbling horses' hooves made the earthquake tremble. Tiger head mask-covering helmet, iron chain armor, long-pole iron horse lance, heavy-handled mace, the whole person is completely a war machine, tens of thousands of such war planes, shaking the earth, roaring through the sky, the momentum is amazing!
In the blink of an eye, the cavalry of both sides collided together. The armored iron cavalry rushed forward, the iron horse lance stabbed out a string of blood lines, and the heavy mace raised a rain of blood! The Karasuma cavalrymen flipped on their backs, their scimitars slashing at the iron armor only to stir up some sparks!
Pound Dun was shocked in his heart, he had heard of the power of Lu Bu's armored war horses, but it was the first time he had faced them, and their power was far beyond his imagination. The war horse he was proud of was like a papier-mΓ’chΓ© in front of those ironclad soldiers, completely unmatchable! However, fortunately, the Karasuma cavalry had an absolute advantage in numbers, so it was still able to resist.
At this moment, the infantry brigade of the Lu Bu army began to attack from both flanks, and waves of arrows rained down on the back of the allied troops, and then the attack wave with hoplites as the vanguard began to attack! The two sides scuffled. The coalition forces in danger fought desperately, but Lu Bu's army rushed forward like a tiger. On the fierce battlefield, the roar was like thunder, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the screams and fierce battles came and went; As far as the eye can see, the cold light flickered in the night, suddenly like the sparkling feeling of the lake under the moonlit night, and from time to time there was a sudden surge of blood, dyeing the clusters of cold light.
The two infantry armies were inextricably fought, and the Karasuma cavalry was doing their best to fend off the charge of the armored iron cavalry. The battle is deadlocked. However, at this moment, Gatun suddenly retreated with the Karasuma cavalry. In this way, all the strength of Lu Bu's army hit Yuan Shaojun at once, and tens of thousands of Yuan Shaojun could not resist it at all, and in an instant, the battle line was torn apart by armored heavy cavalry! The Iron Rider Wave poured into the crowd like a wave of sand! Yuan Shaojun's corpses are all over the field, and they can't form an army!
After more than ten miles of pursuit, Lu Bujun stopped the pursuit and withdrew to Shangdang. Because more than 100,000 Karasuma cavalry are still there, and they are only afraid that they will catch the other party's way if they chase and kill rashly in the middle of the night, and in addition, the safety of the party cannot be ignored, how did the enemy sneak into the city silently, and is there an internal response in the city? If so, how many? Are there still enemy ambushes around the city? This qiΔ is uncertain.
Zhang Lang led the army back to Shangdang and closed the four gates.
Zhang Liao and Yan Xing came to the hall, saw Zhang Lang, and hugged their fists together: "General! β
Zhang Lang stood up, walked to the bottom of the hall, frowned, and said, "The enemy actually sneaked in silently!" How exactly do they do it? β
Zhang Liao pondered: "It should be a secret passage, otherwise it can't be explained." β
Zhang Lang nodded and looked at Zhang Liao, "It must be those scholars!" β
Yan Xing clenched his fists angrily and said, "General, you can give the order, and the last general will bring people to arrest all the scholars!" Zhang Liao looked at Zhang Lang. Zhang Lang hesitated a little and muttered, "In the eyes of these scholars, I am an evil demon. I simply can't give them the privileges and benefits they want, and it's almost impossible to get them to support me! There was a hint of murder in his eyes, "Since that's the case, then I'm not welcome!" Glancing at Yan Xing, "Yan Xing, your handsome army has copied all the warriors in the city for me!" Search and torture carefully, I don't want my city to be full of leaky holes! Yan Xing excitedly agreed and ran down.
Zhang Lang looked at Zhang Liao, "Wenyuan, you go to the four gates to inspect and be careful." β
Zhang Liao clenched his fists and promised, and left.
A thrilling war is over. The people in the city had just put down the big stone in their hearts, but suddenly they heard shouts and swords outside. The heart that had just been put down hung again, and they all looked outside through the doors and windows, only to see a team of soldiers breaking into the doors of those old men's houses, and unceremoniously arresting those old men up and down. While the people were shocked, they couldn't help but gloat a little.
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"Second son, dozens of people up and down my family were arrested by that jackal Lu Bu, and now I don't know if I'm dead or alive! I'm the only one who escaped! All family belongings were confiscated! Second son, you have to make the decision for me! Qian Zhi knelt in front of Yuan Xi and cried and grabbed the ground.
Yuan Xi hurriedly went down to help him up, and comforted: "Sir, don't be sad, I will definitely make decisions for you!" After a pause, "However, our army has suffered a lot of losses before, and it is no longer able to attack, so we must retreat to Taiyuan and hold on!" β
Qian Zhi's face turned pale, and he said urgently: "Don't the second son want to join the party?"
Yuan Xi said: "Of course not! It's just that now is not the time to fight back! My father's letter has just arrived, asking us to rely on Taiyuan to hold on. As long as Cao Cao's side is dealt with on his father's side, the army will be turned around immediately! At that time, Lu Bu will be the turtle in the urn! β
Qian Zhizhi showed excitement, "If Marshal Yuan's army comes, Lu Bupifu will definitely die without a place to be buried!" β
Yuan Xi said: "Sir, this journey is really hard! Then he raised his voice and called, "Someone is coming." Immediately two guards opened the curtain and entered. Yuan Xi instructed: "Take Mr. down to be entertained, and you can't be lazy." The two guards clenched their fists and promised, asking for money.
Yuan Xi returned to the top and sat down. Glancing at Fu Qian on the side, he frowned and asked, "Why hasn't Badun come yet?" β
Fu Qian hugged his fists and said: "I'm afraid he won't come!" Last night's incident, he knew that he couldn't explain it to the second son, and he was worried that the second son would take the opportunity to capture him if he invited him over, how could he dare to come over? The Karasuma people are no longer reliable! Second son, we should return to Taiyuan immediately, just in case! β
Yuan Xi was stunned for a moment, frowned and asked, "You mean that the Karasuma people actually want to fight Taiyuan's idea?" β
"Karasuma people, it's just a group of jackals, so you have to guard against it! The second prince should return to the army as soon as he sees him, and when he sees him, he will order someone to inform Taiyuan that the four doors will be closed, and the Karasuma people must not be allowed in! β
Yuan Xi thought of his wife at home, and couldn't help but become anxious, and hurriedly called the herald to deliver the order. On the same day, the army pulled out the camp and marched to Taiyuan.
At the same time, the war in Guandu was entering a white-hot stage, and Yuan Shaojun and Cao's army attacked each other, robbed camps, and seized grain. In the face of the stalemate of the war, Yuan Shao became a little anxious.
In the direction of Hanzhong and Kuimen, Sun Jian's army made a strong attack, and the battle was very fierce, and LΓΌ Bu's army was very difficult to resist, especially Shangyong City, where Sun Jian's army almost broke through the city several times.