Chapter 909: Thunder and Rain
"Rumbling...... Prosperous...... Prosperous! "The drums of war were beaten in a piece, rolling around the battlefield like thunder.
"Uh......h Woo...... Woo! In addition to the desolation and whimpering of the trumpet, the sound of the horn was also like a cry.
Occasionally, the sound of spears piercing into the bones, the muffled sound of swords and axes slashing shields, the groans of the wounded, and the shouts of the stormtroopers changed the color of the storm.
The sun in the sky could no longer bear to look at the miserable scene of this world, and quietly hid behind the clouds.
The sky was dark, like a prelude to the end of the world, but the people who were intoxicated with the fight were unaware, and continued to wave the steel knife that had been cut through the gap, shouting and fighting.
The wind whistled across the boundless wilderness, stirring between the mountains and rivers, and the strong force blew the drum horns, but could not disperse the roar of the human beings.
The clouds, moving with the wind, gathered on the distant mountains, covering the sky, covering the sky, but not the murderous aura from the spirit of all things.
Wang Yu stood under the flag, his eyes were in front of him, and the expression on his face was not affected by the tragic atmosphere on the battlefield at all, and there was no joy or sorrow. It's not that he's used to killing and doesn't care about the lives that have passed or are dying, he just knows that the sacrifice in front of him is for the survival of more people.
Without his own arrival, this troubled era would have lasted for a hundred years, from the melee of the heroes to the establishment of the Three Kingdoms, driven by careerists, the entire Central Plains would have become empty and devastated. In this process, the Chinese bloodline, which is the foundation of the Central Plains, continues to shed blood and sacrifice, becoming weaker and weaker, but the beast-like Yidi continues to grow by taking advantage of the fire to rob and recuperate.
The main reason for the tragedy of Wuhu Chaohua is the perverse and reckless behavior of the Sima family, but the influence of the chaotic times in the late Han Dynasty also exists.
Therefore, Wang Yu's belief is very strong, whether it is sacrifice or killing. will not cause any wavering. As long as this battle is won, without the containment of the Xiliang army, Cao Cao will become lonely.
Although Sun Ce is full of fighting spirit and brave people, the Central Plains at this moment. It is not the Central Plains in the era of the Three Kingdoms in history. Jiangdong's population is not even comparable to that of Yanzhou alone. The 50,000 troops going north are almost the limit of Jiangdong, and if you transfer troops and horses, Jiangdong will become very empty. It only takes a few thousand sailors to easily turn it upside down.
The Chen family changed course, and with the containment of Zhang Jaw and Pang Tong, Sun Ce could only help in the war, only his own bravery and the 30,000 soldiers and horses under his command.
Today's battle must be won, and it must be won by a big margin!
The sky was surging with clouds, and on the ground, there was also a huge storm brewing.
After a tragic foot battle, the foot soldiers of the Xiliang army had begun to cower. On the long front, there were routs everywhere like headless flies. Whether it was crashing into the sword edge of the Warlord or disrupting the array of friendly troops, they didn't care, they only had one thought in their hearts, as long as they could stay away from the terrifying enemy.
Fear is contagious.
Seeing the panicked appearance of the rout. Even the rear army foot soldiers who have never engaged in the battle are cold in their hearts, and their feet seem to have fallen a thousand pounds of boulders, and they can't move.
The foot soldiers in the middle and in front of them have no fighting spirit. The generals and overseers urged once. They took a few slow steps forward, and when the gaze of the urgers shifted slightly, they immediately retreated back to their original places several times faster. It wasn't until the next time he was driven away that he had no choice but to move forward, but in the end it was just a matter of repeating the same steps.
There are more than 100,000 foot soldiers in the Xiliang Army, and the current casualties are only more than 10% at most, which is said to have no great impact on the overall combat strength. However, among the elite cavalry of the Xiliang Army, the foot soldiers were only used to make up the number, and they were only limited in strength compared to the Yellow Turban Army back then.
Now both sides have their own scruples. The cavalry of the Xiliang Army never moved, and although the Qingzhou infantry had the upper hand, they did not dare to move forward too much and were taken advantage of by the enemy cavalry. Otherwise, Qingzhou's 30,000 foot soldiers alone would be enough to defeat this Xiliang army, which was five or six times its own.
Ma Chao is obviously aware of this.
He had no other choice now. If the troops continue to stand still, the scale of the army's morale will continue to decline, and it is unknown whether it will evolve into a rout of the whole army. Without the cover of the infantry, the simple cavalry did not have much advantage over the Qingzhou army.
Even if Wang Yu was concerned about his own losses and avoided fighting to the death, the Xiliang army, which only had pure cavalry, could not continue to maintain pressure on Xu Shu's Bingzhou army.
Withdrawing troops for the time being is the next step. If this battle is retreated, the battle of Zixian will be in vain, and Ma Chao's prestige will drop to the point of being equal to other leaders, and when the supply becomes tight, a chain reaction will be formed if it is not done, and the entire coalition army will collapse.
After realizing this, Ma Chao gave an order, and the cavalry of the Chinese army and both wings began to assemble and prepare for the attack.
From Wang Yu's point of view, the huge military formation of the Xiliang cavalry, like a huge jellyfish, looked so neat in the scattered infantry array, with the sound of drums and horns, constantly shrinking, ten times stronger than the previous murderous aura rose to the sky, and the morale of the entire Xiliang army was lifted out of thin air!
"What a Ma Mengqi." Wang Yu praised sincerely: "In terms of the essence of cavalry alone, those who can surpass the right in the world can be counted with a slap." ”
"How can the lord increase the popularity of others and destroy his own prestige?" Tai Shi Ci muttered dissatisfiedly: "The Xiliang cavalry army does look majestic, but they are just relying on the number of more people, a full 80,000 horsemen!" Even if there are 80,000 pigs on horseback, it is still very majestic. ”
"Big brother, what are you talking nonsense!"
Once the crossbowmen were in position, the Tempest retreated to the Chinese army and gave way to the stage. The best way to restrain the cavalry is to also use cavalry, in this battle, the task of the wind cavalry is not to disrupt the enemy array and spend their strength on the Xiliang infantry soldiers, but to stay by Wang Yu's side and wait for the moment of counterattack to come.
Zhao Yun grabbed Tai Shici and didn't let this righteous brother talk nonsense: "You look carefully, the lord praised Ma Chao, not because of the amazing momentum of the Xiliang cavalry, but because he made good use of the foot soldiers, and the moment when the cavalry launched a charge was also the moment when the foot soldiers in front of the Chinese army completely broke up." ”
"At that time, it will be the moment when the old power of the foot soldiers commanded by the second brother and Brother Gongming has been exhausted, and the new force has not been born! was rushed by the huge array of the Xiliang cavalry, and maybe it was crushed at once, this is his cleverness. In addition, the speed at which he assembled the cavalry and the arrangement of the formation were quite powerful, and he was indeed a general. ”
"I see, no wonder Yuan Zhi ......" Tai Shi Ci flicked the red tassel on his helmet, and suddenly remembered something: "When he defeated Yuan Zhi in Zi County, did he also use this hand?" No wonder he won that battle and suffered so many casualties, the pioneers rushed to consume the enemy, and then the cavalry took the opportunity to attack, this tactic is really ...... Well, I think I've heard it somewhere. ”
"It's a wolf pack tactic!"
Wang Yu explained while wearing a helmet: "It is similar to the tactics of Xianbei and Xiongnu. Ziyi: Have you ever seen wolves? The wolf king's usual method is to drive the troops to besiege the herd, and when the enemy is tired, it will suddenly jump out of the wolf pack and seal its throat! Take Xiliangjun as an example, Ma Chao is the wolf king, he can't attack him when he is idle, and when he makes a move, it is a fatal move. ”
While Wang Yu explained to the generals, his heart was also fluctuating.
According to Xu Shu, Ma Chao will personally lead the army to charge into battle, but he will not rush directly to the front like Sun Jian, but hide in the depths of the military formation, find a good opportunity, and attack.
From a certain point of view, Ma Chao's tactics are also a change in the suspension of cavalry vehicles. With such tactics, Ma Chao does not need to worry about being targeted by the enemy, and attacks with tactics such as beheading and piercing the heart.
Although this method of warfare is very powerful, the most powerful is only when it is taken out for the first time. No matter what tactics, as long as they are placed in broad daylight and studied by people, there is nothing to be afraid of, and there is always a way to find a way to crack it.
There is only one tactic that people know the subtleties and can't resist, and that is to crush them with strong strength. The previous war in Yanzhou had this flavor, and after winning this war, the next war might all show this trend, right?
......At this moment, in the Xiliang cavalry formation, someone let out a loud roar, which was so loud that it penetrated the hustle and bustle of the battlefield and vaguely reached the ears of Wang Yu and others.
"Gallop to the Central Plains!" The 80,000 cavalry shouted with the roar, and the roar was earth-shattering, which made the earth tremble, and then, the sky suddenly brightened, and the sky did not know its distance, and a bright red lightning slashed and fell, intertwined with the blood light that filled the heaven and earth, shaking the world in the slaughter red.
The lightning vanished, and the heavens and the earth returned to their dusky color. Under the dim sky, the huge cavalry array of the Xiliang Army moved from static to slow, from slow to fast, like a collapsing mountain, with the momentum of overwhelming the mountains and seas, launching a comprehensive impact!
"Rumble...... The rumbling ...... "The drums are louder and louder, mixed with the sound of thousands of galloping horses, and intertwined with the thunder of early summer!"
As if with the help of thunder and lightning, the charge of the Xiliang cavalry was amazing, even the generals of Qingzhou were all discolored for a while. After the initial surprise, the demoralized Xiliang foot soldiers suddenly erupted in earth-shattering cheers.
"The major general is mighty!"
"Brothers, the young general has taken advantage of the wind and rain to kill him, everyone hurry up and get out of the way!"
Like the inverted sea, the massive infantry array quickly retreated in all directions, giving way to several passages hundreds of paces wide, allowing the cavalry to advance unhindered by the onslaught.
It seems that the tide of battle has a tendency to repeat.
At this moment, a huge drop of rain also smashed heavily on Wang Yu's dark iron helmet. A smile escaping from the corner of Wang Yu's mouth shattered into countless tiny rains.