Chapter 847: After the Break
If the Cao army only launched an attack from one side, LΓΌ Bu could still lead the Qin army to launch a counteroffensive.
But the Cao army occupied the hillsides on both sides and was surrounded by them in the middle, all the Qin army could do was to defend!
Occasionally, a few strong crossbowmen would stand up and shoot arrows at Cao's army to fight back.
Although the strong crossbowmen also caused some casualties to the Cao army, for the Cao army, which was numerous, the casualties were not trivial at all.
The sky was full of flying arrows, and the target of all the arrows was only one place, and that was the Qin army, which was defending with a shield.
The arrows rained down on the Qin army, and there was a "crackling" sound from the Qin army's shield.
The heavy infantry held shields and bowed their heads to defend against the flying arrows, and all of them clutched their swords tightly, waiting for Cao's feather arrows to finish shooting, so that they could charge the enemy.
Cao Jun's arrow rain lasted for two or three teas, and finally gradually thinned out.
The sound of the shield colliding with the arrow cluster gradually became more and more relaxed, and the soldiers of the Qin army, who were suffering from the rain of arrows of the Cao army, all held a breath of fire in their chests, and they would rush towards the enemy army as long as they waited for Lu Bu to give the order.
Lu Bu was not in a hurry to give the order, he was waiting, waiting for Cao Jun to attack first.
Although Cao Jun's arrow rain has stopped, no one knows whether there will be a new wave after the arrow rain stops.
The distance between the slopes on both sides is very close, if you rashly attack the Cao army, once the Cao army launches another arrow rain attack, the Qin army that is scattered in formation will become a live target.
"Lu Bu is really a fierce general who has been fighting for many years!" Looking at the Qin army array that had never moved, the corners of Cao Ren's mouth pulled slightly, and he said to one of the generals beside him: "You quickly lead five thousand soldiers and horses to attack Lu Bu." Remember, as soon as the Qin army array dispersed, it was withdrawn immediately! β
"No!" Knowing that Cao Ren was going to break up the Qin army's array, and then attacked with a rain of arrows, the partial general responded, clamped his legs towards the horse's belly, and shouted: "Kill with this general!" β
The 5,000 Cao troops under the command of the partial general saw him rushing out on horseback, and hurriedly shouted and rushed out after him.
Lu Bu, who was waiting for the Cao army to attack, heard the shouts of the partial general, the corners of his mouth were slightly pulled, and he looked up at the hillside.
Seeing Cao Jun rushing down the hillside, Lu Bu also raised the Fang Tian painting halberd in his hand and shouted loudly: "Soldiers, the enemy army has come down the mountain, follow this general to kill!" β
The soldiers of the Qin army, who had been waiting impatiently under the attack of arrows, heard Lu Bu's shout, shouted one after another, and followed him towards the Cao army that rushed down the hillside.
As soon as the array of the Qin army dispersed, the corners of Cao Ren's mouth, who was standing on the hillside, pulled up a faint smile.
He slowly raised his arm, then slammed it down.
As soon as Cao Ren's arm was pressed, Cao Jun, who had stopped shooting arrows before, immediately picked up arrows on his longbow again and shot towards Qin Jun.
Patches of the Qin army fell under the arrows fired by the Cao army.
In this battle, the Qin army suffered its first big loss since they set out on the expedition.
Cao Jun, who rushed down the hillside, saw that the arrows were rising again, and hurriedly retreated to the hillside.
has already led the army to rush out, and if the formation is re-arrayed at this time, I don't know how many soldiers will bury their bones in the barren mountain.
Lu Bu turned his heart and shouted: "Soldiers, kill with this general!" β
If it is an ordinary army, it is just two rounds of arrows from the Cao army, and I am afraid that it has been shot without much fighting spirit.
But the Qin army was not an ordinary army, and after Lu Bu shouted, they all shouted, blocked their shields in front of them, and rushed towards Cao Jun.
On the way to charge, rows of Qin troops fell under Cao's arrows.
The Qin army's strong crossbowmen pulled the reed behind him while following the army to fire feathered arrows at the hill where Cao Ren was.
The strong crossbowmen of the Qin army continued to fall, and similarly, the Cao army, which was counterattacked by their feather arrows, also kept people falling to the ground.
If the Qin army's strong crossbowmen did not fight back, the Cao army behind them could completely rush up and fire arrows at the Qin army.
But the crossbowman's counterattack suppressed Cao Jun.
A feather arrow flew towards the Cao army that caught up, and the strength of the strong crossbow was far greater than that of the longbow, and the Cao army who was shot by the feather arrow fell to the ground one after another.
It was precisely because of this that the Cao army behind did not rush forward in time, causing greater casualties to the Qin army.
Leading the heavy infantry of the Qin army to rush up the hillside, Lu Bu held the Fang Tian painting halberd, roared angrily, and strode towards Cao Ren.
Seeing Lu Bu jumping up, several generals behind Cao Ren shouted in unison and killed Lu Bu.
As the main general, Cao Ren would not fight with Lu Bu in a battle that would definitely win the victory, and several generals were killed, Cao Ren reined in the war horse, turned around and retreated.
There were six or seven of the generals who besieged Lu Bu, and each of them was a battle-hardened warrior.
If they were fighting on the battlefield, these people would be the mainstay of the army, but what they encountered today was Lu Bu.
A few generals of the Cao army had just rushed forward, and Lu Bu had already roared, and the halberd in his hand stabbed forward.
Seeing him draw a halberd head-on, a member of Cao Jun turned the big knife in his hand and hurriedly tried to block the halberd.
After all, Lu Bu's strength is not comparable to that of ordinary generals, and the big sword in the general's hand turned sideways, and indeed accurately blocked the small branch at the front end of the halberd.
To his surprise, the halberd stabbed the handle of his big knife, only to hear a crisp "click" sound from the handle, and he was stabbed in two by the halberd.
With the "Poof! With a bang, the halberd pierced into the heart of the general.
His eyes were wide open, and General Cao Jun, who was stabbed by the painted halberd, couldn't believe it until he died, in front of Lu Bu, he didn't even have the opportunity to wield a big knife.
As soon as the confrontation began, one of the Cao troops was knocked to the ground by Lu Bu, and the Qin army, which had already been full of anger and anger, suddenly had a great boost in morale, roared in unison, and rushed towards the Cao army on the hillside.
The two armies collided fiercely on the hillside, and the Qin army, which did not have an advantage in terms of geographical advantage, rolled down the hillside under the collision.
The condition of the Cao army was not much better than that of the Qin army, and the soldiers on both sides stabbed the blades in their hands, and countless soldiers fell on the battlefield.
As soon as a soldier of the Cao Army stabbed out the short spear in his hand, he felt a pain in his lower abdomen, and a simple knife had pierced into his abdomen.
That Cao Jun looked down at the Pu Dao that pierced into his lower abdomen, roared, and stabbed the short spear into the throat of a Qin soldier again.
But before his short spear could stab Qin Jun, a silver arc of light crossed beside him, and another Pu knife had already stabbed Qin Jun before the short spear stabbed Qin Jun, slashing him in the neck.
The neck was split by the sharp Pu knife, the head of the soldier of Cao Jun was tilted to the side, and the half-cut neck gushed blood, and he fell to the ground heavily.
The soldiers on both sides brandished their blades, and each of them stared at each other, and their eyes were bloodshot.
Han Xian and Pei Yuanshao followed closely behind Lu Bu and killed several Cao soldiers in a row, Han Xian turned his head to look behind him and found that another Cao army had been killed from behind.
"General, quickly lead the army into Shouchun!" Lifting the broadsword and slashing a Cao soldier who rushed towards him to the ground, Han Xian shouted loudly: "There are too many enemy troops, if we fight, our army has no chance of winning!" β
Lu Bu had just pierced the halberd into the heart of a general of Cao Jun at this time, and when he heard Han Xian's shout, he shouted: "Soldiers! Kill Shouchun with General Ben! β
As Lu Bu shouted, the soldiers of the Qin army roared in unison, followed him, and killed him in the direction of Shouchun.
Watching Lu Bu lead the army to kill in the direction of Shouchun, Cao Ren, who was standing on a high place to watch the battle, pulled a smile on the corner of his mouth.
In this battle, Guo Jia not only calculated that Lu Bu's army would be less vigilant when it arrived outside Shouchun City, but also calculated that the defenders in Shouchun City would send troops to rescue.
What Cao Ren was waiting for was Yu Poison in Shouchun City who led the army out of the city to rescue Lu Bu!
"General go quickly, the last general will lead the army to block!" Han Xian waved the big sword in his hand and shouted as he rushed towards more places in Cao Jun.
Lu Bu also knew that the battle between the two sides had fallen into a stalemate, and if no one broke off, there would be no possibility for the army to withdraw into Shouchun.
Although he couldn't bear it in his heart, Lu Bu didn't have much time to delay.
He glanced back at Han Xian, who was wielding his weapon to fight with Cao Jun, and shouted to Pei Yuanshao on the side: "Withdraw with General Ben!" β
Pei Yuanshao responded, followed closely behind Lu Bu, and led the Qin army to retreat while fighting.
Han Xian's soldiers and horses, with a total of only more than 2,000 people, were attacked by the previous Cao army, and there were only less than 1,000 people who could still fight at this time.
LΓΌ Bu led the army to retreat while fighting, while Han Xian led his troops and horses to meet Cao's army and kill him.
The Qin army, which numbered less than a thousand people, was covered in blood, and most of them had even been severely injured.
But the Qin army did not take half a step back, but became more and more courageous the more they fought.
Cao Ren on the hillside looked at the Qin army led by Han Xian, and his brows tightened.
This Qin army fought with complete disregard for their lives, although under the attack of the Cao army, people fell in pieces, but they did not have the slightest intention of retreating.
Leading the remnants of the army, Lu Bu and Pei Yuanshao finally broke out of the encirclement, withdrew from the battlefield, and marched quickly all the way towards Shouchun.
After this battle, the soldiers of the Qin army were all wolves, and the image of the light of the armor in the past, at this time, the soldiers were covered with blood, although the war spirit in their hearts was not reduced, but they lost their previous mighty spirit.
LΓΌ Bu and Pei Yuanshao withdrew, and Han Xian led his troops and horses to be surrounded by Cao's army.
There were more and more Cao troops around, and the soldiers of the Qin army beside him fell under the blades of Cao Jun one by one, although Han Xian was wielding a big knife and fighting hard, he also suffered several wounds on his body.
Finally, the last Qin soldier fell, and Han Xian, who was carrying a broadsword, was surrounded by countless Cao troops.
The hillside was filled with a thick bloody atmosphere, and the corpses of soldiers on both sides could be seen everywhere, and even at the feet of Cao Jun, who was approaching, he also stepped on the soldiers of both sides who had died.
The Cao army that launched the raid suffered few casualties, while the Qin army suffered numerous casualties.
Glancing at the corpse of Qin Jun at his feet, a strong pathos surged up in Han Xian's chest!